Kapil Parmar

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Kapil Parmar
File:Kapil Parmar in January 2025.jpg
Parmar in January 2025
Personal information
Born23 June 2000 (2000-06-23) (age 25)
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Home townSehore
OccupationJudoka
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
SportPara judo
Disability classJ1
Weight class−60 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic Games 2024 Paris 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Highest world rankingworld no.1
Medal record
Men's para judo File:Judo pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Representing File:Flag of India.svg India
Paralympic Games
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Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris −60 kg J1
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Birmingham −60 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Birmingham −60 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Alexandria −60 kg
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou −60 kg
Profile at external databases
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Kapil Parmar (born 23 June 2000)[1] is an Indian para-judo player.[2] He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo.[3] Parmar has also won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships, gold at the 2023 Grand Prix, bronze at the 2023 World Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[4]

Personal life

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Parmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.[5]

Career

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Parmar won the silver medal at the Asian Para Games.[6] In 2023, he won the gold at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Alexandria.[7] He then won the bronze medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, UK.[5][8] He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal.[9]

References

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