Palak Kohli

Palak Kohli
Palak Kohli
Personal information
Country	India
Born	12 August 2002; Jalandhar, Punjab India
Height	5.2 ft (158 cm)
Coach	Gaurav Khanna (badminton)
Current ranking	SU5-11th (August 2021)
Medal record
Representing India
Women Para-Badminton player
BWF Para-Badminton International 2019
BWF Para-Badminton International 2020
BWF Para-Badminton Tournament 2021
	BWF profile

Palak Kohli (born 12 August 2002) is an Indian professional Para-badminton athlete player from Jalandhar.[1][2]

Medals

BWF Para-Badminton International 2019 Uganda

Gold - Women's Double

Silver - Women's Singles

BWF Para-Badminton International 2019 Japan[3]

Bronze - Women's Double

BWF Para-Badminton Tournament 2021 Dubai[4]

Silver - Women's Singles

Bronze - Women's Double

Bronze - Mixed Double

Personal life

Palak Kohli comes from Jalandhar.[5] She studied in St.Joseph's Convent school.

Early life and training

In 2020 Kohli was training in the national training camp under Gaurav Khanna who is the head coach of Indian Para-badminton team.[6]

In April 2021, she (and Manasi Joshi) both gained a silver medal in the World para-badminton in Dubai at their respective singles category. She was beaten by Megan Hollander in the SU3 final.[4]

Kohli is the only para badminton athlete from the country to qualify for both singles and women's doubles for Tokyo Paralympics 2021.[7]

References

"How Palak Kohli beat the odds to qualify for Tokyo Paralympics". Mintlounge. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
"BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
"Hulic Daihatsu Japan Para-Badminton International 2019 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
Scroll Staff. "Dubai Para Badminton International: Pramod Bhagat, Prem Kumar, Palak Kohli lead India's medal rush". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
Janiaczyk, Małgorzata (2015-01-01). "Para-badminton – sport for people with disabilities". Physiotherapy. 23 (4). doi:10.1515/physio-2015-0018. ISSN 2083-8204.
"Paralympics-bound Palak Kohli continues full training despite lockdown in Lucknow - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
"Shuttler Palak Kohli qualifies for Tokyo Paralympics | Tokyo Olympics News - Times of India". The Times of India. IANS. May 22, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

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[1] "How Palak Kohli beat the odds to qualify for Tokyo Paralympics". Mintlounge. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

[2] "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

[3] "Hulic Daihatsu Japan Para-Badminton International 2019 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

[dub21-4] Scroll Staff. "Dubai Para Badminton International: Pramod Bhagat, Prem Kumar, Palak Kohli lead India's medal rush". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-05-17.

[5] Janiaczyk, Małgorzata (2015-01-01). "Para-badminton – sport for people with disabilities". Physiotherapy. 23 (4). doi:10.1515/physio-2015-0018. ISSN 2083-8204.

[6] "Paralympics-bound Palak Kohli continues full training despite lockdown in Lucknow - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

[7] "Shuttler Palak Kohli qualifies for Tokyo Paralympics | Tokyo Olympics News - Times of India". The Times of India. IANS. May 22, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-22.