Kapil Parmar
Kapil Parmar (born 23 June 2000)[1] is an Indian para-judo player.[2] He clinched the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympics and made history by winning India's first Paralympic medal in judo.[3] Parmar has also won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships, gold at the 2023 Grand Prix, bronze at the 2023 World Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[4] Personal lifeParmar hails from Bhopal but trains under coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.[5] CareerParmar won the silver medal at the Asian Para Games.[6] In 2023, he won the gold at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Alexandria.[7] He then won the bronze medal at the IBSA World Games in Birmingham, UK.[5][8] He also won the gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal.[9] References
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