Biography
Reason: She took up badminton as a form of rehabilitation, having played the sport since she was age six. "I played sport before my accident but nothing too serious. When I was in the hospital bed, I actually asked my doctor, 'Can I play badminton after my amputation?'. And the doctor said, 'You can climb Mount Everest if you wish. You can do anything'. When I started with my rehabilitation process, sport helped me quicken it." (paralympic.org, 15 Jun 2022; vogue.in, 23 Oct 2020; olympics.bwfbadminton.com, 19 Sep 2019)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 23 May 2024)
Awards: In 2022 she received the Arjuna Award in India. (Facebook page, 01 Dec 2022)
She was named Best Female Sportsperson with Disability at the 2019 National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in India. (Facebook page, 26 Dec 2019)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateJune 11, 1989
OccupationAthlete
EducationElectronic Engineering - KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, IND
Languages SpokenEnglish, Hindi
CoachJ Rajendra Kumar [club, national]
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSF Royal Cliff Beach BWF Para Badminton World Ch | ||||
| 1 | Singles SL3 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
| 2 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
| 2 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| 3 | Singles SL3 | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
| 3 | Singles SL3 | 2022 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2022 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Singles SL3 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| 5 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
| 5 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2022 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 5 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| 7 | Singles SL4 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| 9 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
| 9 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
| 9 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| 9 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| Asian Para Games | ||||
| 2 | Doubles SL3-SU5 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
| 3 | Singles SL3 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
