Krishna Nagar (para-badminton)

Krishna Nagar is an Indian para-badminton player from Rajasthan.[2] He had been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SH6.[3] He has won a gold medal at 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] [5]

Krishna Nagar
Personal information
Country India
Born (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Height135 cm (4 ft 5 in)
Weight40 kg (88 lb)
Years active2018–present
HandednessLeft
CoachGaurav Khanna[1]
Men's singles SS6
Highest ranking2
Current ranking2

Career

In the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, Krishna Nagar won a bronze medal in the singles event.

In the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland Krishna Nagar won the silver medal in the men's doubles event alongside compatriot Raja Magotra. He also won a bronze in the singles event.

In the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Krishna Nagar won the Gold Medal in men's singles SH6.[6]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Chu Man Kai 21–17, 16–21, 21–17 Gold

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Jack Shephard 13–21, 13–21 Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Raja Magotra Chu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim
15–21, 21–17, 18–21 Silver

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Didin Taresoh 16–21, 20–22 Bronze

Awards

References

  1. Tridib Baparnash (23 August 2019). "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  4. Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.
  5. "Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India". ESPN.
  6. "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. "National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.


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