Kapil Parmar Explained
Kapil Parmar (born 2000) is a para-athlete from Madhya Pradesh. He represented at the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Hangzhou, China and won a silver medal in the men's Judo 60 kg J1 event.[1] [2] [3] .
Background
Parmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.[4] He is currently supported by sports NGO, Olympic Gold Quest.[5]
Career
Parmar won silver medal at the Asian Para Games in October 2023.[6] In March 2023, he won the J1 60 kg gold in the 2023 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Alexandria.[7] In August 2023, he won a bronze medal in the IBSA World games at Birmingham, UK.[8] He won a gold medal at the 2019 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023-10-23 . Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo . 2024-01-21 . www.aninews.in.
- News: 2023-10-23 . Exceptional, monumental: PM Modi hails Indian athletes' performances at Asian Para Games . 2024-01-21 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
- Web site: 4th Asian Para Games: India bags 17 medals including 6 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze . 2024-01-21 . newsonair.gov.in.
- News: 2023-08-28 . Lucknow judoka gets bronze in IBSA Games . 2024-01-21 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- Web site: Blind Judo OGQ . 2024-07-24 . ogq.org.
- Web site: Parkar . Ubaid . 2023-10-28 . Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list . 2024-01-21 . www.olympics.com.
- Web site: Figueiredo . Pedro . 2023-03-13 . Judo: India made history in Egypt . 2024-01-21 . IBSA International Blind Sports Federation . en-US.
- Web site: 2023-10-11 . Meet Para Judo player Kapil Parmar gold medallist . 2024-01-21 . Paralympic Committee of India . en.