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 won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] [5]He is currently supported by OGQ.

Krishna Nagar
Personal information
Country India
Born (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Height135 cm (4 ft 5 in)
Weight40 kg (88 lb)
Years active2018–present
HandednessLeft
CoachAbhimanyu Jadoun[1]
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (MS 29 August 2019)
2 (MD with Raja Magotra 24 September 2019)
4 (XD with Giuliana Poveda Flores 24 February 2020)
Current ranking4 (MS)
10 (MD with Raja Magotra)
8 (XD with Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
2024 Pattaya Men's singles
2019 Basel Men's doubles
2019 Basel Men's singles
2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
2022 HangzhouMen's singles
2018 JakartaMen's singles
2022 HangzhouMen's doubles

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
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Lin Naili 22–20, 22–20 Gold

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

Mixed doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan Nilton Quispe
Giuliana Poveda Flores
16–21, 18–21 Bronze

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

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[7][8]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Vitor Tavares 24–26, 21–17, 21–9 Winner
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Jack Shephard 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan Jesús Salva
Rubí Fernández
21–15, 21–14 Winner

International Tournaments (12 titles, 8 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Chu Man Kai 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Raja Magotra 20–22, 21–13, 21–19 Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Krysten Coombs 21–16, 19–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Chu Man Kai 21–17, 18–21, 21–17 Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Vitor Tavares 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Vitor Tavares 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 Winner

Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Krysten Coombs 20–22, 25–23, 21–12 Winner
2019 Japan Para Badminton International Krysten Coombs 20–22, 21–17, 21–12 Winner
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Didin Taresoh 21–17, 21–18 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Chu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim
17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Lin Naili
Luo Guangliang
22–20, 21–13 Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Chu Man Kai
Wong Chun Yim
12–21, 14–21 Runner-up

Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019[lower-alpha 1] Uganda Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Anthony Ojwang Otwal
Jesús Salva
21–12, 21–8 Winner
Berardino Lo Chiatto
Abdelrahman Abdelwahab Sayed
21–7, 21–4
Peninah Nakandi
Zamu Aisha Nnakimweero
Walkover
Moline Mavhunga
Ruth Mueni Nzioka
21–2, 21–1
2021[lower-alpha 2] Dubai Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Alexander Mekhdiev
Jesús Salva
21–14, 21–16 Winner
Corrine Mwaniga
Ruth Mueni Nzioka
21–6, 21–6
Jeremia Ngungi Maringa
Anthony Ojwang Otwal
21–9, 21–8

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Maria Bartusz Vitor Tavares
Oliwia Szmigiel
21–19, 22–24, 16–21 Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Katherine Valli Robert Laing
Rebecca Bedford
21–19, 21–18 Winner
2019[lower-alpha 3] Denmark Para Badminton International Micaela Delgado Wyatt Lightfoot
Nina Kozlova
21–16, 19–21, 21–17 Runner-up
Alexander Mekhdiev
Oliwia Szmigiel
21–15, 21–16
Robert Laing
Rebecca Bedford
15–21, 8–21
Charles Noakes
Simone Emilie Meyer Larsen
18–21, 21–16, 21–16
2020[lower-alpha 4] Brazil Para Badminton International Giuliana Poveda Flores Chen Yi-ying
Nina Kozlova
21–12, 21–14 Winner
Dheyvid Bisto
Karina Loyola
21–10, 21–11
Jesús Salva
Rubí Fernández
21–16, 21–17
Marcio Dellafina
Yasmin Oliveira
21–3, 21–8
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Giuliana Poveda Flores Jesús Salva
Rubí Fernández
21–12, 21–15 Winner

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. 5 September 2021.
  6. "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  8. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
  9. "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.

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
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