Manasi Joshi is a famous disabled badminton player. She won a gold medal at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships (2019).
Wiki/Biography
She was born on Sunday, June 11, 1989, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (age 30 years 2019). Her zodiac sign is Gemini. She was educated at Atomic Energy Central School, Bombay, and later received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai.
Old photos of Manasi Joshi
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 66 kg
family
Her father, Girishchandra Joshi, is a retired scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center in Mumbai. Manasi has a brother – Kunjan Joshi and a sister – Nupur Joshi. Kunjan is an entomology researcher and a badminton player and Nupur is the manager of her sister Manasi.
Manasi Joshi and her father
Old photos of Manasseh
Manasi Joshi and her mother
Manasi Joshi and her family
Profession
When she was 6 years old, she often played badminton with her father. After graduation, she worked as an engineer at ATOS India, a private company. In 2014, she represented Maharashtra in the Asian Games trials and won the same year, beating Arjuna Award winner Parul Parmar. In 2018, she started training at P. Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.
Manasi Joshi and Parul Parmar
medal
- 2015: Para-Badminton World Championships Mixed Doubles Medal
- 2016: Bronze medal in Asian Para Badminton Championships (women’s singles, women’s doubles)
- 2017: Bronze medal in women’s singles at the Para Badminton World Championships
- 2018: Bronze medal in women’s singles at the Thailand Para Badminton International Championships
- 2018: Asian Para Games women’s singles bronze medal
- 2019: Women’s singles gold medal at the Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland
favorite thing
- Badminton player: Pramod Bhagat
Facts/Trivia
- She is also known as Manasi Girishchandra Joshi and Manasi Nayana Joshi.
- Her hobbies include traveling and swimming.
- She is trained by J. Rajendra Kumar and Pullela Gopichand.
Manasi Joshi and her coach- P. Gopichand
Manasi Joshi and her coach
- Her life took a tragic turn in 2011 while she was driving a two-wheeler. A truck hit her, crushing her left leg, which was amputated due to an infection in the leg. After 50 days in the hospital, she began walking with the help of a prosthetic leg. She participated in and won the office badminton competition, which gave her a new direction in life.
- She appeared in Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 with para-athlete Deepa Malik, which aired on October 11, 2019 in the special episode “Karmaveer”.
Manasi Joshi, KBC
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education