Krishna Nagar (para-badminton)

For other uses, see Krishna Nagar.

Krishna Nagar
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Height135 cm (4 ft 5 in)
Weight40 kg (88 lb)
Years active2018–present
HandednessLeft
CoachAbhimanyu Jadoun[1]
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (MS 29 August 2019)
2 (MD with Raja Magotra 24 September 2019)
4 (XD with Giuliana Póveda 24 February 2020)
Current ranking4 (MS)
10 (MD with Raja Magotra)
8 (XD with Nithya Sre Sivan) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
BWF profile

Krishna Nagar (born 2 January 1999) is an Indian para-badminton player from Rajasthan.[2] He had been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SH6.[3] He won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] [5] He is currently supported by OGQ.

Career

In the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, Krishna Nagar won a bronze medal in the singles event.

In the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland Krishna Nagar won the silver medal in the men's doubles event alongside compatriot Raja Magotra. He also won a bronze in the singles event.

In the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Krishna Nagar won the gold medal in men's singles SH6.[6]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 21–17, 16–21, 21–17 Gold

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland England Jack Shephard 13–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand China Lin Naili 22–20, 22–20 Gold Gold

Men's doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		India Raja Magotra Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		15–21, 21–17, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan 		India Nithya Sre Sivan Peru Nilton Quispe
Peru Giuliana Póveda 		16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para Games

Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Didin Taresoh 16–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 10–21, 21–8, 11–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China India Sivarajan Solaimalai Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		8–21, 5–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 3 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.[7][8]

Men's singles SH6

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Brazil Vitor Tavares 24–26, 21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 England Jack Shephard 13–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 England Jack Shephard 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 England Krysten Coombs 21–8, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 14–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 India Sivarajan Solaimalai Thailand Natthapong Meechai
Thailand Bunthan Yaemmali 		21–17, 18–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Mexico Gerardo Castillo
Singapore Xavier Lim 		21–5, 21–10
Peru Nilton Quispe
Peru Jesús Salva 		21–17, 21–17
South Korea Lee Dae-sung
France Fabien Morat 		21–16, 21–10

Mixed doubles SH6

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Nithya Sre Sivan Peru Jesús Salva
Peru Rubí Fernández 		21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

Men's singles SH6

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International India Raja Magotra 20–22, 21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International England Krysten Coombs 21–16, 19–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 21–17, 18–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International England Jack Shephard 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Brazil Vitor Tavares 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Brazil Vitor Tavares 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International India Raja Magotra Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International India Raja Magotra China Lin Naili
China Luo Guangliang 		22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International India Raja Magotra Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 		12–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Poland Maria Bartusz Brazil Vitor Tavares
Poland Oliwia Szmigiel 		21–19, 22–24, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International United States Katherine Valli Scotland Robert Laing
England Rebecca Bedford 		21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019[a] Denmark Para Badminton International Argentina Micaela Delgado Canada Wyatt Lightfoot
Ukraine Nina Kozlova 		21–16, 19–21, 21–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Russia Alexander Mekhdiev
Poland Oliwia Szmigiel 		21–15, 21–16
Scotland Robert Laing
England Rebecca Bedford 		15–21, 8–21
France Charles Noakes
Denmark Simone Meyer Larsen 		18–21, 21–16, 21–16
2020[b] Brazil Para Badminton International Peru Giuliana Póveda Chinese Taipei Chen Yi-ying
Ukraine Nina Kozlova 		21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Brazil Dheyvid Bisto
Argentina Karina Loyola 		21–10, 21–11
Peru Jesús Salva
Peru Rubí Fernández 		21–16, 21–17
Brazil Marcio Dellafina
Brazil Yasmin Oliveira 		21–3, 21–8
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Peru Giuliana Póveda Peru Jesús Salva
Peru Rubí Fernández 		21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. ^ Tridib Baparnash (23 August 2019). "Para badminton coach Khanna hurt at Dronacharya snub | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. ^ "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF World Rankings for Para-Badminton – Overview". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
  4. ^ Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins second badminton gold for India". ESPN. 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Badminton Men's Singles SH6 - Bracket Results". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
  9. ^ "National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna". News18. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.