Manoj Sarkar is an Indian para-badminton player at the SL-3 level. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, he defeated his opponent Daisuke Fujiwara of Japan in the men’s singles category and won the bronze medal. He won a silver medal at the 2017 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Para-Badminton World Championships. He has received support from GoSports Foundation India through the Para Champions Programme.
Wiki/Biography
Manoj Sarkar was born on Friday, January 12, 1990, in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India (age 31; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father, Maninder Sarkar, died in 2017. His mother’s name is Jamuna Sarkar. Manoj has two siblings, a sister and a brother.
Manoj Sarkar and his siblings
wife
Manoj Sarkar married Sona Varman on December 7, 2020.
Manoj Sarkar on wedding day
Profession
Manoj participated in three national-level competitions up to Class 10 as an ordinary player. In Class 11, he also participated in inter-school competitions against able-bodied players. Once, former Indian badminton player DK Sen watched Manoj play and saw that he was playing well and suggested that he participate in the Para Badminton Championships. In 2011, he started participating in the Para Badminton Championships. In 2011, he participated in the Badminton National Championships in Bangalore and won two medals. In a conversation with Bridge Media, Manoj revealed,
After this performance I was selected for the World Championships, but we couldn’t go because we didn’t have sponsors. Then in 2012, I went with my own money. My mother mortgaged our house so I could pursue my dream, even though she was a cancer patient. The Go Sports Foundation also helped me at that time; I am still grateful to them and proud that I am still connected to them. This is how my international para-badminton journey began and I have now won around 47 medals at the highest level. It has been a long journey and now I am part of India’s first Paralympic badminton team. “
He won the men’s doubles gold medal at the 2015 BWF Para Badminton World Championships. In 2016, Manoj won a silver medal at the Irish Para Badminton International Championships. He won the men’s singles silver medal at the Thailand Para Badminton International Championships. Won silver medal in 2017. In the same year, he won the gold medal at the Uganda Para Badminton International Competition. In 2018, he won the gold medal at the Turkish Para Badminton International Championships.
medal
paralympics
- 2020: Tokyo Olympics men’s singles bronze medal
World Championship
- 2013: Dortmund SL3 men’s doubles gold medal
- 2015: Stoke Mandeville Men’s Doubles SL3-SL4 Gold Medal
- 2019: Basel Men’s Doubles SL3-SL4 Gold Medal
- 2017: Ulsan Men’s Singles SL3 Silver Medal
- 2013: Dortmund SL3-SU5 Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal
- 2015: Stoke Mandeville Men’s Singles SL3 Bronze Medal
- 2019: Basel SL3 Men’s Singles Bronze Medal
Asian Para Games
- 2014: Incheon Olympics SL3 men’s singles silver medal
- 2018: Jakarta SL3 Men’s Singles Bronze Medal
- 2018: Jakarta Men’s Doubles SL3-SL4 Bronze Medal
Asian Para Badminton Championships
- 2016: Beijing Olympic Games men’s singles SL3 gold medal
- 2016: Beijing Olympic Games men’s doubles SL3-SL4 bronze medal
Facts/Trivia
- Manoj follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Photo posted by Manoj Sarkar on Instagram while preparing fish
- Manoj Sarkar’s disability level is SL-3 post-polio residual paralysis (PPRP lower limb disorder).
- When Manoj Sarkar was one year old, he suffered from post-polio residual paralysis due to the wrong treatment.
- At the age of five, Manoj started playing badminton at home. In a conversation with Bridge Media, Manoj explained his childhood memories of buying second-hand rackets for Rs. 10. He said,
I was living in a joint family at that time with three cousins who were almost the same age as me. Once, someone bought them a badminton racket, but not to me. I felt very sad and cried a lot. My mother was very sad and gave me 10 rupees. I used the money to buy myself a second-hand small racket. “
- Manoj Sarkar comes from Uttarakhand, India, and comes from an ordinary family background.
- He ranked first in men’s singles SL3 and ranked first in men’s doubles SL3-SL4.
- His coach for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is Gaurav Khanna.
Manoj Sarkar and his coach
- Manoj Sarkar is an Arjuna Award recipient. In 2018, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind awarded Manoj the Arjuna Award for his outstanding performance in the Para Badminton Championships.
Manoj Sarkar receives Arjuna Award from President of India Ram Nath Kovind
- He was awarded the 2019 Promoter of the Year Trophy by the GoSports Foundation.
Screenshot of Manoj Sarkar’s Instagram photo while presenting the Promoter of the Year trophy 2019
- In 2019, he was awarded the Para-Athlete of the Year award at the Sportstar Aces Awards.
- He was also awarded the Khel Ratna Award by the Sports Department of the Government of Uttarakhand in 2018-2019.
Manoj poses with the Khel Ratna Award from Uttarakhand
- According to Manoj Sarkar, his wife encouraged him to achieve great victory. In an interview with Scull, he said he would dedicate his win to his wife. He said,
This is a dream come true and a dream moment. I want to dedicate this entire game and this moment to the entire country. But I want to dedicate this special moment to my wife because she encouraged me to take my anger out on the court. The medal belongs to my country and the competition belongs to my wife. “
Manoj Sarkar poses with his medal after winning bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
- In 2020, Manoj Sarkar shared a picture on one of his social media accounts while meditating at home.
Manoj Sarkar while meditating
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Manoj Sarkar on his Twitter account after his victory in the badminton event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets for Manoj Sarkar’s win at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
- Manoj Sarkar is a yoga enthusiast. He often does yoga.
Manoj Sarkar doing yoga
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education