Sukant Kadam
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1993 Kautholi, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Pune, Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles SL4 Men's doubles SL3–SL4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (MS 13 June 2023) 1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 4 (MS) 6 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (3 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sukant Kadam (born 9 May 1993) is an Indian professional para-badminton player from Maharashtra. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.[1] He completes in men's singles SL4 category.
Early life and education
[edit]Kadam was born in Kautholi, Sangli, Maharashtra.[2] He shifted to Pune and completed his mechanical engineering at Government College Of Engineering and Research, Avasari Khurd in 2015 with first class.[3][4] Later, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under coaches Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole.
Personal life
[edit]Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy as an assistant coach from July 2015 to August 2018. After winning a bronze medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019.[5] During his first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011, he failed to get selected for class team but after a year of practice, he made it to the college team.[6]
Career
[edit]Kadam made his international debut in 2014 at the England Para Badminton International and became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017.[7] He won a bronze medal in MD SL3, SL4 at the Para Badminton Asian Championships in 2016.[8][9] Later, he won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017.[10] He won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games in 2018. He won a bronze medal at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in 2019, 2022 and 2024.
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |  Lucas Mazur
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11–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Fredy Setiawan
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20–22, 15–21 | Bronze
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Fredy Setiawan
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13–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand |
Pramod Bhagat
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 Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom
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16–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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World Abilitysport Games
[edit]Men's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
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15–21, 21–12, 21–16 |  Gold
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Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[a] | American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Pramod Bhagat
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Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
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14–21, 13–21 |  Silver
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Mongkhon Bunsun  Ramel Syawesh
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21–13, 21–5 | ||||
| Sharad Chandra Joshi Thaweesap Nattaphon
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21–13, 21–4 | ||||
 Sultan Al Halyan Saleh Mohammed Ali
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Walkover |
Asian Para Games
[edit]Men's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China |  Mohd Amin Burhanuddin
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21–23, 9–21 | Bronze
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Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China |
Pramod Bhagat
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Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan
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22–20, 21–23, 12–21 | Bronze
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Asian Championship
[edit]Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China |
Pramod Bhagat
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Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek Bakri Omar
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21–18, 11–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 8 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[11][12]
Men's singles SL4
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 |  Marcel Adam
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21–13, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Tarun Dhillon
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17–21, 22–20, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Lucas Mazur
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2–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Peru Para Badminton International | Level 2 |  Ang Chee Hiong
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21–14, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Tarun Dhillon
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21–12, 8–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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14–21, 21–17, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Western Australia Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Fredy Setiawan
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12–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Tarun Dhillon
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13–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Kumar Nitesh
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Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar
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19–21, 21–11, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan
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18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon
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22–20, 12–21, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2023 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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 Joo Dong-jae Shin Kyung-hwan
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22–20, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon
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18–21, 21–14, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon
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22–24, 21–9, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2023 | 4 Nations Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Pramod Bhagat
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Deep Ranjan Bisoyee Manoj Sarkar
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21–17, 21–17 | Winner
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International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 14 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles SL4
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Anand Kumar Boregowda
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17–21, 21–11, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2017 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Shin Kyung-hwan
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21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur
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16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Guillaume Gailly
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21–5, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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21–11, 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Anand Kumar Boregowda
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21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2018 | Japan Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur
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10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Denmark Para Badminton International |  Rickard Nilsson
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21–10, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2018 | Australia Para Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Tarun Dhillon
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12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur
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15–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Nilesh Gaikwad
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21–16, 17–21, 21–10 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Umesh Vikram Kumar
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 Bello Rafiu Oyebanji Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze
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21–10, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Suryo Nugroho
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Dheva Anrimusthi Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
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9–21, 13–21 | Winner
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| 2018 | Brazil Para Badminton International |  Daisuke Fujihara
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Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas
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23–25, 21–16, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Australia Para Badminton International | Pramod Bhagat
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Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan
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23–25, 24–22, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Kumar Nitesh
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Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar
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18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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Doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Umesh Vikram Kumar
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Anand Kumar Boregowda Manoj Sarkar
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14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Mathieu Thomas
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 Simón Cruz Mondejar Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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15–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up
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Medals
[edit]International medals
[edit]| Year | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 22 | 35 | 73 |
- * Statistics were last updated on 25 August 2024.[13]
Awards
[edit]- He received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award for 2017-2018 by the state government of Maharashtra.[14][15]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
References
[edit]- ^ "Shuttlers Sukant Kadam, Tarun, Suhas qualify for Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 19 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Sukant Kadam is World No 2". www.sakaltimes.com. 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Government College Of Engineering And Research Centre Avasari, Pune". www.gcoeara.ac.in.
- ^ "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
- ^ "शासन निर्णय क्रमांकः खेआक्ष 1517/प्र.क्र.151/क्रीयुसे-2" [Government Decision No: Khexa 1517 / Q151 / Kree yu Se -2] (PDF). Government of Maharashtra (in Marathi). 4 January 2019.
- ^ Mullick, Sounak (15 June 2018). "Sukant Kadam's incredible story – from a college team reject to becoming World No.2". The Bridge. Bengaluru.
- ^ Staff (17 July 2017). "Sukant Kadam becomes World No 2". Hindustan Times. Pune.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton - Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016 - Winners". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton – Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 – Players – Sukant Kadam". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ News, Maharashtra (13 February 2019). "State government's 2017-18 Shiv Chhatrapati sports awards announced".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)[permanent dead link] - ^ https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resolutions/Marathi/201902131526588721.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Paralympics Badminton | OGQ". www.olympicgoldquest.in.
External links
[edit]- Sukant Kadam at BWFBadminton.com
- Sukant Kadam at BWFPara.TournamentSoftware.com
- Sukant Kadam at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)