Krishna Nagar (born 2 January 1999) is an Indian para badminton player from a Gujar family. He had been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SH6. He won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.Winning gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be special: Krishna Nagar The Times of India.

Career In the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, Krishna Nagar won a bronze medal in the singles event.

In the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland Krishna Nagar won the silver medal in the men's doubles event alongside compatriot Raja Magotra. He also won a bronze in the singles event.

In the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Krishna Nagar won the gold medal in men's singles SH6.

Achievements

Paralympic Games Men's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Chu Man Kai 21–17, 16–21, 21–17 Gold

World Championships

Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Jack Shephard 13–21, 13–21 Bronze 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Lin Naili 22–20, 22–20 Gold 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Miles Krajewski 18–21, 14–21 Bronze

Men's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Raja Magotra Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 15–21, 21–17, 18–21 Silver

Mixed doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Nithya Sre Sivan Nilton Quispe Giuliana Póveda 16–21, 18–21 Bronze 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Nithya Sre Sivan Lin Naili Li Fengmei 9–21, 21–18, 13–21 Bronze

Asian Para Games Men's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Didin Taresoh 16–21, 20–22 Bronze 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Chu Man Kai 10–21, 21–8, 11–21 Silver

Men's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Sivarajan Solaimalai Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 8–21, 5–21 Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 3 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 SH6 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Vitor Tavares 24–26, 21–17, 21–9 Winner 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Jack Shephard 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Chu Man Kai 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Jack Shephard 21–18, 21–16 Winner 2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Krysten Coombs 21–8, 21–18 Winner 2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Chu Man Kai 14–21, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up Men's doubles SH6 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Sivarajan Solaimalai Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali 21–17, 18–21, 21–16 Winner Gerardo Castillo Xavier Lim 21–5, 21–10 Nilton Quispe Jesús Salva 21–17, 21–17 Lee Dae-sung Fabien Morat 21–16, 21–10 Mixed doubles SH6 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Nithya Sre Sivan Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández 21–15, 21–14 Winner

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 8 runners-up) Men's singles SH6 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Chu Man Kai 15–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Raja Magotra 20–22, 21–13, 21–19 Winner 2019 Irish Para Badminton International Krysten Coombs 21–16, 19–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Chu Man Kai 21–17, 18–21, 21–17 Winner 2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Jack Shephard 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Vitor Tavares 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Vitor Tavares 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 Winner Men's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Lin Naili Luo Guangliang 22–20, 21–13 Winner 2019 Thailand Para Badminton International Raja Magotra Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 12–21, 14–21 Runner-up Mixed doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Maria Bartusz Vitor Tavares Oliwia Szmigiel 21–19, 22–24, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Irish Para Badminton International Katherine Valli Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Micaela Delgado Wyatt Lightfoot Nina Kozlova 21–16, 19–21, 21–17 Runner-up Alexander Mekhdiev Oliwia Szmigiel 21–15, 21–16 Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford 15–21, 8–21 Charles Noakes Simone Meyer Larsen 18–21, 21–16, 21–16 2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Giuliana Póveda Chen Yi-ying Nina Kozlova 21–12, 21–14 Winner Dheyvid Bisto Karina Loyola 21–10, 21–11 Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández 21–16, 21–17 Marcio Dellafina Yasmin Oliveira 21–3, 21–8 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Giuliana Póveda Jesús Salva Rubí Fernández 21–12, 21–15 Winner

Awards 2021 – Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honour of India.

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