Pramod Bhagat

Pramod Bhagat (born 4 June 1988) is an Indian professional Para-badminton player from Vaishali district, Bihar. He is currently ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men’s singles SL3, and won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Men’s singles SL3.

Early life

Pramod was born on 4 June 1988 in Hajipur, Vaishali district, Bihar. 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.

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men’s singles SL3

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Daniel Bethell	21–14, 21–17	Gold

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

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Manisha Ramadass	Fredy Setiawan  Khalimatus Sadiyah	15–21, 19–21	Bronze

IWAS World Games

Men’s singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019[a]	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[b]	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[c]	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

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Manoj Sarkar	Dwiyoko  Fredy Setiawan	13–21, 18–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men’s singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Manoj Sarkar	10–21, 18–21	Bronze

Men’s doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Sukant Kadam	Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek  Bakri Omar	21–18, 11–21, 16–21	Bronze

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.

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

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Uganda Para Badminton International	Palak Kohli	Ruthick Ragupathi  Manasi Girishchandra Joshi	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up

Medals

International medals

Year	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal	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.

Awards

• 2019 – Arjuna Award
• 2019 – Biju Patnaik Sports Award Odisha
• 2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India.
• 2022 – Padma Shri