Pramod Bhagat

Pramod Bhagat
Bhagat in 2020
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36)
Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar, India.[1][2]
ResidenceBhubaneswar, Odisha
Years active2006–present
HandednessLeft
Men's singles SL3
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Sukant Kadam 31 October 2023)
4 (XD with Manisha Ramadass 31 October 2023)
Current ranking2 (MS)
1 (MD with Sukant Kadam)
4 (XD with Manisha Ramadass) (27 February 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Seoul Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles
World Abilitysport Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sharjah Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sharjah Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Sharjah Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles
BWF profile

Pramod Bhagat (born 4 June 1988) is an Indian professional Para-badminton player from Vaishali district, Bihar.[3][4][5][6][7] He is currently ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's singles SL3,[8] and won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Men's singles SL3.[9][5][10]

  1. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Polio-stricken Pramod Bhagat picked badminton to live his dream | Tokyo Paralympics News - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Gold medallist Pramod Bhagat once had no money to buy a badminton racket". 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ Nezami, Sheeza (5 September 2021). "Polio-stricken Bhagat picked badminton to live his dream". The Times of India. Pramod Bhagat, the shuttler with roots in Bihar, brought laurels to the country by winning the gold medal in the men's singles SL3 badminton event at Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday. Bhagat is a native of Hajipur in Vaishali district but now settled at Bhubaneswar in Odisha
  4. ^ "Badminton - BHAGAT Pramod - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat wins historic badminton gold". ESPN. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Vaishali village erupts in joy after Pramod Bhagat's gold". Hindustan Times. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Polio-stricken Pramod Bhagat picked badminton to live his dream - Tokyo Paralympics News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Para shuttler". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  9. ^ Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat Wins Gold In Badminton Men's Singles SL3 sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021
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