Sivarajan Solaimalai Explained

Sivarajan Solaimalai is a para badminton player from Tamil Nadu. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Para Olympics in the singles SH6 and men's doubles SH6 badminton events in Paris.^{[1] [2]} He represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China and won a bronze medal in the doubles SH6 event along with Krishna Nagar.^[3]

Career

In June 2024, he won a silver medal in the 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 tournament at Glasgow, Scotland.^[4] He also won a bronze in singles and a silver in mixed doubles in the Spanish Para Badminton international event in 2024.

Earlier, he won a silver in the mixed doubles at Asian Para Games in 2023. He also won a mixed doubles gold along with Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan at the Brazil Para-Badminton International in April 2023.^[5] He won a gold in the men's doubles partnering with Krishna Nagar at the 2023 Canada Para Badminton International in April 2023.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: 2024-06-05 . 13 Indian para-shuttlers, including champion Krishna Nagar, qualify for Paris Paralympics . 2024-08-13 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
2. Web site: தினமலர் . இன்றைய செய்திகள் புதிய செய்திகள் Today Latest News in Tamil Tamil Nadu News in Tamil Tamil News Dinamalar . 2024-08-13 . www.dinamalar.com . ta.
3. News: PTI . 2023-10-26 . India creates history in Asian Para Games, takes tally to record 82 medals with 2 days left . 2024-08-13 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
4. https://www.paralympicindia.org.in/indian-para-team-won14-medals-at-4-nations-para-badminton-international-level-1-at-glasgow-scotland
5. News: 2023-04-17 . Nithya, Nitesh win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton International . 2024-08-13 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
6. News: 2023-06-20 . Jaipur's para shuttler Krishna wins two gold in Canada meet . 2024-08-13 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.