Manoj Sarkar
Indian para-badminton player
Badminton player
Manoj Sarkar (born 12 January 1990) is an Indian para-badminton player who lives in Rudrapur City, which is a small city in Uttarakhand, India. He has won 50 international medals in which he have 19 gold medals, 13 silver medals & 18 bronze medals. He is the only Arjun Awardee and Para Olympian Bronze medalist from Uttarakhand. He is awarded by President of India in 2018 by Arjun award. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Para Champions Programme.
Early life and background
Manoj's condition arose out of wrongful medical treatment at the age of one. He hails from a modest background and has two siblings. He suffers from a PPRP Lower Limb condition.
Career
Manoj has won numerous accolades in the International circuit including a Men's Singles Silver at the Thailand Para-Badminton International 2017, A Gold at the Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017,[ 1] a silver at the Irish Para-Badminton International 2016[ 2] and a Gold in the men's doubles event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.[ 3] He also won a gold medal at the Turkish Para-badminton International Championship in May 2018.[ 4]
Achievements
Paralympic Games
Men's singles SL3
World Championships
Men's singles SL3
Year
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
2015
Stoke Mandeville Stadium , Stoke Mandeville , England
Phạm Đức Trung
16–21, 11–21
Bronze
2017
Dongchun Gymnasium , Ulsan , South Korea
Ukun Rukaendi
21–15, 19–21, 16–21
Silver
2019
St. Jakobshalle , Basel , Switzerland
Pramod Bhagat
18–21, 16–21
Bronze
2022
Yoyogi National Gymnasium , Tokyo , Japan
Kumar Nitesh
10–21, 13–21
Bronze
2024
Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya , Thailand
Pramod Bhagat
21–23, 22–20, 18–21
Bronze
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year
Venue
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2013
Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund , Germany
Pramod Bhagat
Taku Hiroi Toshiaki Suenaga
21–15, 10–21, 21–18
Gold
2015
Stoke Mandeville Stadium ,Stoke Mandeville , England
Anand Kumar Boregowda
Pramod Bhagat Tarun Dhillon
7–21, 21–14, 21–6
Gold
2019
St. Jakobshalle ,Basel , Switzerland
Pramod Bhagat
Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon
14–21, 21–15, 21–16
Gold
2022
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
Pramod Bhagat
Hikmat Ramdani Ukun Rukaendi
21–14, 18–21, 13–21
Silver
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Asian Para Games
Men's singles SL3
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Asian Championships
Men's singles SL3
Year
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
2016
China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing , China
Chen Xiaoyu
21–17, 21–14
Gold
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 8 runners-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.[ 5] [ 6]
Men's singles SL3
Year
Tournament
Level
Opponent
Score
Result
2023
Western Australia Para-Badminton International
Level 2
Kumar Nitesh
14–21, 14–21
Runner-up
2024
Spanish Para-Badminton International II
Level 2
Kumar Nitesh
17–21, 14–21
Runner-up
2024
Bahrain Para-Badminton International
Level 2
Umesh Vikram Kumar
23–21, 21–9
Winner
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year
Tournament
Level
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2022
Spanish Para-Badminton International II
Level 2
Pramod Bhagat
Sukant Kadam Kumar Nitesh
21–19, 11–21, 21–11
Winner
2023
Canada Para-Badminton International
Level 1
Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam
21–14, 19–21, 21–19
Runner-up
Nilesh Gaikwad Nehal Gupta
21–11, 21–13
Guillaume Gailly William Roussy
21–9, 21–6
Tarun Dhillon Kumar Nitesh
9–21, 21–17, 16–21
2023
4 Nations Para-Badminton International
Level 1
Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam
17–21, 17–21
Runner-up
2023
Western Australia Para-Badminton International
Level 2
Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
Nehal Gupta Naveen Sivakumar
21–13, 21–7
Winner
2023
Japan Para-Badminton International
Level 2
Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
Nehal Gupta Naveen Sivakumar
19–21, 21–18, 17–21
Runner-up
2023
Dubai Para-Badminton International
Level 1
Cho Na-dan
Joo Dong-jae Shin Kyung-hwan
21–19, 19–21, 16–21
Runner-up
2024
Spanish Para-Badminton International II
Level 2
Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
Joo Dong-jae Shin Kyung-hwan
21–10, 18–21, 16–21
Runner-up
2024
Spanish Para-Badminton International I
Level 1
Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
Nehal Gupta Naveen Sivakumar
20–22, 24–22, 19–21
Runner-up
International tournaments (2011–2021) (12 titles, 10 runners-up)
Men's singles SL3
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Score
Result
2014
Indonesia Para-Badminton International
Ukun Rukaendi
9–21, 12–21
Runner-up
2015
Spanish Para-Badminton International
Daniel Bethell
21–11, 8–21, 25–23
Winner
2016
Irish Para-Badminton International
Daniel Bethell
12–21, 17–21
Runner-up
2017
Thailand Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
22–20, 14–21, 14–21
Runner-up
2018
Dubai Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
6–3 retired
Winner
2018
Turkish Para-Badminton International
Daisuke Fujihara
21–17, 17–21, 21–17
Winner
2018
Thailand Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
18–21, 9–21
Runner-up
2019
Thailand Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
11–9 retired
Winner
2019
Denmark Para-Badminton International
Daisuke Fujihara
25–23, 14–21, 21–9
Winner
2020
Brazil Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
20–22, 21–23
Runner-up
2021
Uganda Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
21–19, 21–16
Winner
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2017
Thailand Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Daisuke Fujihara Fredy Setiawan
20–22, 16–21
Runner-up
2019
Uganda Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas
21–13, 21–11
Winner
2019
Canada Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan
19–21, 10–21
Runner-up
2019
Irish Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon
13–21, 21–18, 23–21
Winner
2019
Thailand Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom
16–21, 21–8, 14–21
Runner-up
2019
China Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Umesh Vikram Kumar Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
18–21, 21–16, 21–15
Winner
2020
Brazil Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Chen Xiaoyu Gao Yuyang
21–11, 21–7
Winner
2020
Peru Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas
21–19, 21–9
Winner
2021
Dubai Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Sukant Kadam Kumar Nitesh
21–18, 21–16
Winner
2021
Uganda Para-Badminton International
Pramod Bhagat
Mohammad Arwaz Ansari Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
21–10, 20–22, 15–21
Runner-up
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Awards
References
External links
Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists