Pramod Bhagat Explained

Pramod Bhagat
Country:	India
Birth Date:	4 June 1988
Birth Place:	Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar, India.^[1] ^[2]
Residence:	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Handedness:	Left
Years Active:	2006–present
Event:	Men's singles SL3 Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest Ranking:	1 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (MD with Sukant Kadam 31 October 2023) 4 (XD with Manisha Ramadass 31 October 2023)
Current Ranking:	2 (MS) 1 (MD with Sukant Kadam) 4 (XD with Manisha Ramadass)
Bwf Id:	39EA9090-B1B3-4004-A4F1-23019AD18F47
Date Of Current Ranking:	27 February 2024

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

Early life

Pramod was born on 4 June 1988 in Hajipur, Vaishali district, Bihar.^{[10] [3] [11] [12]} He is one of six brothers and sisters. When he was five years old he developed polio, leading to a disability affecting his left leg. At the age of 13, he went to watch a badminton match and was fascinated with the game. For the next 2 years, he was deeply engulfed in the game with footwork, fitness, and fixture of the game. Pramod played his first tournament against normal category players when he was 15 years old. He was encouraged by spectators, which motivated him to move ahead in his badminton career.^[13]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SL3

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Phạm Đức Trung	16–21, 21–3, 21–16	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Ukun Rukaendi	15–21, 20–22	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Daniel Bethell	6–21, 21–14, 21–5	Gold
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Kumar Nitesh	21–19, 21–19	Gold
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Daniel Bethell	14–21, 21–15, 21–14	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Manoj Sarkar	Taku Hiroi Toshiaki Suenaga	21–15, 10–21, 21–18	Gold
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Tarun Dhillon	Anand Kumar Boregowda Manoj Sarkar	21–7, 14–21, 6–21	Silver
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Manoj Sarkar	Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon	14–21, 21–15, 21–16	Gold
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Manoj Sarkar	Hikmat Ramdani Ukun Rukaendi	21–14, 18–21, 13–21	Silver
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Sukant Kadam	Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom	16–21, 16–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

IWAS World Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	Sharad Chandra Joshi	21–19, 20–22, 21–8	Gold
		Sultan Al Halyan	Walkover
		Mongkhon Bunsun	21–18, 21–15

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	Sukant Kadam	Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon	14–21, 13–21	Silver
			Mongkhon Bunsun Ramel Syawesh	21–13, 21–5
			Sharad Chandra Joshi Thaweesap Nattaphon	21–13, 21–4
			Sultan Al Halyan Saleh Mohammed Ali	Walkover

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	Parul Parmar	Sharad Chandra Joshi Zainab Ali Yusuf	21–7, 21–5	Gold
			Zeeshan Gohar Ramel Syawesh	21–8, 21–8
			Sultan Al Halyan Meera Abouhatab	Walkover
			Mongkhon Bunsun Miss Samownkorn Photisuppaiboon	21–4, 21–13

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Manoj Sarkar	16–21, 21–19, 18–21	Bronze
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ukun Rukaendi	21–18, 22–20	Gold

Men's doubles

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Men's doubles

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (9 titles, 7 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.^{[14] [15]}

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Kumar Nitesh	17–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Daniel Bethell	9–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Daniel Bethell	Walkover	Winner
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Kumar Nitesh	19–21, 21–17, 21–17	Winner
2022	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Daniel Bethell	14–21, 21–9, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Daniel Bethell	17–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Daniel Bethell	13–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Daniel Bethell	18–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	Daniel Bethell	6–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Kumar Nitesh	12–21, 13–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Manoj Sarkar	Sukant Kadam Kumar Nitesh	21–19, 11–21, 21–11	Winner
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Sukant Kadam	Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan	21–18, 21–13	Winner
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Sukant Kadam	Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon	22–20, 12–21, 21–9	Winner
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Sukant Kadam	Joo Dong-jae Shin Kyung-hwan	22–20, 21–19	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Palak Kohli	Ruthick Ragupathi Manasi Girishchandra Joshi	14–21, 21–11, 21–14	Winner
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Manisha Ramdass	Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa	21–14, 21–11	Winner

International Tournaments (18 titles, 10 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Indonesia Para Badminton International	Ukun Rukaendi	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	20–22, 21–14, 21–14	Winner
2018	Dubai Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	3–6 retired	Runner-up
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	21–18, 21–9	Winner
2018	Australia Para Badminton International	Ukun Rukaendi	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Daisuke Fujihara	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2019	Dubai Para Badminton International	Daniel Bethell	15–21, 21–18, 21–13	Winner
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	Umesh Vikram Kumar	24–22, 21–10	Winner
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Daniel Bethell	21–17, 17–21, 21–10	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	9–11 retired	Runner-up
2019	China Para Badminton International	Daniel Bethell	19–21, 21–13, 21–14	Winner
2019	Japan Para Badminton International	Daniel Bethell	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2020	Brazil Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	22–20, 23–21	Winner
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Kumar Nitesh	21–18, 15–21, 21–14	Winner
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Kumar Nitesh	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2021	Uganda Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Fredy Setiawan Daisuke Fujihara	20–22, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Australia Para Badminton International	Sukant Kadam	Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan	23–25, 24–22, 20–22	Runner-up
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas	21–13, 21–11	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan	19–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon	13–21, 21–18, 23–21	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom	16–21, 21–8, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	China Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Umesh Vikram Kumar Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj	18–21, 21–16, 21–15	Winner
2020	Brazil Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Chen Xiaoyu Gao Yuyang	21–11, 21–7	Winner
2020	Peru Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas	21–19, 21–9	Winner
2021	Dubai Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Sukant Kadam Kumar Nitesh	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2021	Uganda Para Badminton International	Manoj Sarkar	Mohammad Arwaz Ansari Deep Ranjan Bisoyee	21–10, 20–22, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Medals

International medals

Year				Total
2013	1			1
2014			1	1
2015	1	1		2
2016	1		3	4
2017	1	1	1	3
2018	3	2	4	9
2019	12	5	4	21
2020	4			4
2021	1			1
Total	24	9	13	46

* Statistics were last updated on 24 March 2020.^[16]

Awards

• 2019 – Arjuna Award
• 2019 – Biju Patnaik Sports Award Odisha
• 2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India.^[17]
• 2022 - Padma Shri^{[18] [19]}

Notes and References

1. News: 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. Web site: Gold medallist Pramod Bhagat once had no money to buy a badminton racket . 5 September 2021.
3. News: Nezami . Sheeza . Polio-stricken Bhagat picked badminton to live his dream . The Times of India . 5 September 2021 . 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. Web site: Badminton - BHAGAT Pramod - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . 4 September 2021 . Tokyo2020.org . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
5. Web site: 2021-09-04 . Vaishali village erupts in joy after Pramod Bhagat's gold . 2021-09-06 . Hindustan Times . en.
6. News: Tokyo Paralympics: Polio-stricken Pramod Bhagat picked badminton to live his dream - Tokyo Paralympics News - Times of India . en . The Times of India . 2021-09-06.
7. Web site: Para shuttler . 2019-08-26.
8. https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2020/tokyo-paralympics-pramod-bhagat-wins-gold-in-badminton-mens-singles-sl3-2529719 Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat Wins Gold In Badminton Men's Singles SL3
9. Web site: Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat wins historic badminton gold . ESPN . 4 September 2021 . 4 September 2021.
10. Web site: Sheezan Nezami. 5 Sep 2021 . Tokyo Paralympics: Polio-stricken Pramod Bhagat picked badminton to live his dream - Tokyo Paralympics News - Times of India . 2021-09-06 . The Times of India . en.
11. News: Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat wins historic badminton gold . "Bhagat, born in the small town of Attabira in Odisha" . . 4 September 2021.
12. News: Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar become first Paralympic medallists from Odisha and Uttarakhand . The Bridge . 4 September 2021.
13. News: Would like to emulate Sindhu's feats: Para shuttler Pramod Bhagat . The Times of India . 10 August 2021.
14. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
15. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .
16. Web site: BWF Para-Badminton . bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
17. Web site: 2021-11-02. National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna. 2021-11-02. News18. en.
18. News: Padma Awards 2022: Pramod Bhagat Conferred With Padma Shri After Historic Gold in Tokyo Paralympics . 26 January 2022 . News18 . 25 January 2022.
19. News: Brennan. Eliott. 27 January 2022. Indian Paralympic badminton champion Pramod Bhagat awarded Padma Shri. InsideTheGames.biz. 28 January 2022.