Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian para-badminton player from Gujarat. She had been ranked world number one in para-badminton women's singles SL3.^[2]

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Parul Parmar
Parmar presented with the Arjuna Award by the President of India Pratibha Patil in August 2009
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Full name	Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
Born	(1973-03-20) 20 March 1973 (age 51)[1] Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Coach	Gaurav Khanna
Women's singles SL3 Women's doubles SL3–SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking	1 (WS 1 January 2019) 2 (WD with Palak Kohli 4 July 2022) 4 (XD with Raj Kumar 16 March 2022)
Current ranking	3 (WS) 3 (WD with Palak Kohli) 4 (XD with Raj Kumar) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Women's para-badminton Representing  India World Championships 2007 Bangkok Women's singles 2007 Bangkok Women's doubles 2013 Dortmund Women's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Women's singles 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles 2019 Basel Women's singles 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles 2022 Tokyo Women's singles IWAS World Games 2019 Sharjah Mixed doubles 2019 Sharjah Women's singles Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Women's singles 2018 Jakarta Women's singles 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles 2010 Guangzhou Women's singles Asian Championships 2016 Beijing Women's singles 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

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Parmar was born in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.^[3] She was diagnosed with Poliomyelitis^[4] when she was three years old and in the same year she fell from a swing while playing, resulting in a fractured collar bone and right leg. The injury took a long time to heal. Her father was a state-level badminton player and would go to a local badminton club to practice. She also started going to the club with her father and started developing interest in the game. She also began playing badminton with neighbor kids. A local coach, Surendra Parekh, noticed her talent in the sport and encouraged her to play more seriously.^[3]

She won the golds in women's singles and doubles at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. She defeated Wandee Kamtam of Thailand in singles' final. Along with Japan's Akiko Sugino, she defeated China's Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in doubles' final.^[5][6][7]

She has won golds in women's single SL3 at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Para Games.^[8] She also won gold in women’s singles SL3 category, at the 2018 Thailand Para-Badminton International.^[2][9] She had previously won the silver in 2014 Asian Para Games and the bronze in 2010 Asian Para Games.^[4] She also won the gold in the mixed doubles in SL3-SU5 category with Raj Kumar at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.^[10]

She is a three time world champion and she won gold and silver medals in 2014, Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. She played against Wandee Kamtam and Panyachaem Paramee, both hailing from Thailand, to win the medals.^[11] She also won two golds in women's singles and doubles. She paired with Japan's Akiko Sugino in doubles to defeat the Chinese duo of Cheng Hefang and Ma Huihui in the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships held in Ulsan, Korea in 2017.^[12]

She works as a coach with the Sports Authority of India and lives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.^[8][4]

Parmar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2009 by the Government of India and Eklavya Award by the Government of Gujarat.^[4][13]