Mandeep Kaur (para badminton) explained

Mandeep Kaur
Residence:Uttarakhand, India
Event:Women's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5

Mandeep Kaur (born 1996) is a para athlete from Uttarakhand. She won two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[1] She claimed bronze in Badminton women's double in the SL3 category along with Manisha Ramadass on 27 October 2023 at Hangzhou, China. Earlier on 25 October 2023, she won a bronze in the individual women's singles SL3 event.

Background

Kaur hails from Uttarakhand but trains at Lucknow under coach Gaurav Khanna, a Dronacharya award winner. She is supported by Welspun Foundation.[2]

Career

She won a gold and a silver at the 4th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International in Dubai in May 2022.[3] She paired with Manisha in the SU5 women's doubles to win the gold before securing a silver in the SL3 singles losing to teammate Manasi Joshi.[4] Earlier, on 22 May 2022, she entered the final defeating top seed Joshi but had to be content with silver, losing to Halime Yildiz in the SL3 singles at the Bahrain Para Badminton International in Manama.[5] In December 2022, she shocked the World champion Oksana Kozyna in the SL3 women's singles finals of the Peru Para Badminton International in Lima.[6] She became World No.1 ranked para badminton player in the WS SL3 category in March 2023.[7] [8]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScore Result
2022Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Manisha Ramadass Lénaïg Morin
Faustine Noël
17–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze
2024Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand[9] [10]
Manisha Ramadass Leani Ratri Oktila
Khalimatus Sadiyah
19–21, 15–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-26 . Asian Para Games 2023, Day 4 Highlights - Best ever medal haul for India . 2024-05-14 . The Times of India . en.
  2. News: 2022-05-22 . Indian contingent finish with 23 medals at Bahrain Para Badminton . 2024-01-14 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  3. Web site: Tokyo 2020 . Paralympic India- . 2022-05-25 . Manisha, Mandeep, Nithya - the emerging faces in Women's Para Badminton . 2024-02-25 . Paralympic India - Tokyo 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: PTI . 2022-05-29 . Dubai Para Badminton: Manisha Ramadass Wins Two Gold Medals . 2024-01-14 . www.outlookindia.com.
  5. Web site: PTI . 2022-05-22 . Bahrain Para Badminton International 2022: Pramod Bhagat Bags Two Gold As India Set For Rich Medal Haul . 2024-01-14 . www.outlookindia.com.
  6. Web site: PTI . 2022-12-06 . Peru Para Badminton: Mandeep shocks world champion; Nehal bags 2 gold . 2024-01-14 . Sportstar . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-03-04 . Indian Para-shuttler Mandeep Kaur Reaches World No.1 in Women's Singles SL3 Category . 2024-01-14 . News18 . en.
  8. Web site: Mandeep Kaur Becomes World No. 1 In Women's Singles sl3 . 2024-02-25 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Tokyo 2020 . Paralympic India- . 2022-05-25 . Manisha, Mandeep, Nithya - the emerging faces in Women's Para Badminton . 2024-02-25 . Paralympic India - Tokyo 2020 . en.
  10. News: 2024-02-24 . Suhas Yathiraj, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar in Para Badminton World Championships finals . 2024-02-25 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.