Sukant Indukant Kadam (born 9 May 1993) is an Indian professional para-badminton player. Having made his international debut in 2014, he became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017.[1] He won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017.[2] He currently lives in Pune, Maharashtra.
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1993 Kautholi, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Pune, Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles SL4 Men's doubles SL3–SL4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (MS 13 June 2023) 1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 3 (MS) 1 (MD with Pramod Bhagat) (18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and training
editKadam was born and brought up in Kautholi which is a small town of Sangli, Maharashtra.[3] He came to Pune for his study at Government College Of Engineering And Research, Avasari Khurd in mechanical engineering and passed out in 2015 with first class.[4][5] Afterwards, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole since July 2015.
Start of para-badminton
editDuring Kadam's first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011 in Government College Of Engineering And Research, Avasari Khurd where he was rejected from the class team because of his slow movement. After a year of practice and hard work, he got a chance to play on his college team.[6] In 2012, para-athlete Girisha Nagarajegowda won silver in high jump (F42) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[7] This is how Kadam got to know about Paralympic sports and Para-badminton. He made his debut at the England Para Badminton International 2014.[8]
Awards
edit| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Shiv Chhatrapati Award | 2017-18 | Maharashtra State Government - Eklavya sports award | Won | [9][10] |
Career
edit- Bronze medal at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships – 2019, 2022, 2024
- Gold medal at the IWAS World Games – 2019[11]
- Bronze medal at the Asian Para Games – 2018
- Bronze medal in MD SL3-SL4 at the Para-Badminton Asian Championships – 2016 [12][13]
Achievements
editWorld Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |  Lucas Mazur
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11–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Fredy Setiawan
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20–22, 15–21 | Bronze
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Fredy Setiawan
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13–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand |
Pramod Bhagat
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 Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom
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16–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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IWAS World Games
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
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15–21, 21–12, 21–16 |  Gold
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019[a] | American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Pramod Bhagat
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Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
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14–21, 13–21 |  Silver
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Mongkhon Bunsun  Ramel Syawesh
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21–13, 21–5 | ||||
| Sharad Chandra Joshi Thaweesap Nattaphon
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21–13, 21–4 | ||||
 Sultan Al Halyan Saleh Mohammed Ali
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Walkover |
Asian Championship
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China |
Pramod Bhagat
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 Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek Bakri Omar
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21–18, 11–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 5 runners-up)
editThe BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[14][15]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 |  Marcel Adam
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21–13, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Tarun Dhillon
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17–21, 22–20, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Lucas Mazur
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2–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Peru Para Badminton International | Level 2 |  Ang Chee Hiong
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21–14, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Tarun Dhillon
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21–12, 8–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Kumar Nitesh
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Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar
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19–21, 21–11, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan
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18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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Kumar Nitesh Tarun Dhillon
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22–20, 12–21, 21–9 | Winner
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International Tournaments (7 titles, 14 runners-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Anand Kumar Boregowda
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17–21, 21–11, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2017 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Spanish Para Badminton International |  Shin Kyung-hwan
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21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur
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16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Guillaume Gailly
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21–5, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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21–11, 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Anand Kumar Boregowda
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21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2018 | Japan Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur
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10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Denmark Para Badminton International |  Rickard Nilsson
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21–10, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2018 | Australia Para Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Tarun Dhillon
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12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur
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15–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Nilesh Gaikwad
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21–16, 17–21, 21–10 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Umesh Vikram Kumar
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 Rafio Oyebanji Bello Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze
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21–10, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Suryo Nugroho
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Dheva Anrimusthi Hafizh Briliansyah Prawiranegara
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9–21, 13–21 | Winner
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| 2018 | Brazil Para Badminton International |  Daisuke Fujihara
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Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas
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23–25, 21–16, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Australia Para Badminton International | Pramod Bhagat
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Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan
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23–25, 24–22, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Kumar Nitesh
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Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar
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18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Umesh Vikram Kumar
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Anand Kumar Boregowda Manoj Sarkar
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14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Mathieu Thomas
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 Simón Cruz Mondejar Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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15–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up
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Medals
editInternational medals
edit| Year | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 13 | 22 | 42 |
- * Statistics were last updated on 24 March 2020.[16]
Personal life
editSukant Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy from July 2015 as an assistant coach, until August 2018. Following his bronze-medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was also appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Staff (17 July 2017). "Sukant Kadam becomes World No 2". Hindustan Times. Pune.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton – Uganda Para-Badminton International 2017 – Players – Sukant Kadam". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Sukant Kadam is World No 2". www.sakaltimes.com. 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Government College Of Engineering And Research Centre Avasari, Pune". www.gcoeara.ac.in.
- ^ "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
- ^ Mullick, Sounak (15 June 2018). "Sukant Kadam's incredible story – from a college team reject to becoming World No.2". The Bridge. Bengaluru.
- ^ "Paralympics: Girisha wins India's 1st medal". News18. 4 September 2012.
- ^ "BADMINTON England". be.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ News, Maharashtra (13 February 2019). "State government's 2017-18 Shiv Chhatrapati sports awards announced".
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resolutions/Marathi/201902131526588721.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Para badminton Athletes Excel at IWAS World Games".
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton - Asian Para-Badminton Championships 2016 - Winners". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "GoBadminton | Badminton News, Schedules, Scores, Off-court Stories, Updates". www.gobadminton.in.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ "शासन निर्णय क्रमांकः खेआक्ष 1517/प्र.क्र.151/क्रीयुसे-2" [Government Decision No: Khexa 1517 / Q151 / Kree yu Se -2] (PDF). Government of Maharashtra (in Marathi). 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Paralympics Badminton | OGQ". www.olympicgoldquest.in.
Notes
edit- ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.