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Kumar Nitesh

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Nitesh Kumar
Personal information
Country India
Born (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29)
Bas Kirtan, Rajasthan, India
ResidenceKarnal, Haryana, India
Years active2016–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles SL3
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Highest rankingMen's singles
3 (2022)
Men's doubles
2; with Tarun Dhillon (2022)
Current rankingMen's singles: 1
Men's doubles: 5
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Men's singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Nitesh Kumar (born 30 December 1994) is an Indian para-badminton player.[1] He won a gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the men's singles SL3 category.[2] He is a two-time silver and one-time bronze medalist at the World Championships. Kumar has won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Para Games over the years.[3]

Early life and education

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Kumar was born on 30 December 1994 in Bas Kirtan, Rajasthan. In 2009, he lost his left leg in a train accident in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. After bed ridden for many months, he prepared for IIT entrance exam for over a year and joined Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi in 2014. He started playing badminton at IIT and in 2016 represented the Haryana team at the Para National Championships.[4] He resides at Karnal, Haryana and is supported by sports NGO, Olympic Gold Quest.[5]

Career

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He made his international debut in 2016. In 2017, he won his first title at the Irish Para-Badminton International. Later, he took part and won matches at BWF Para Badminton World Circuit and won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China.[4][5]

He became the world number 3 in the SL3 category on 14 June 2022.[6]

Coaching career

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In 2019, he started working as Senior Badminton Coach at the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Haryana.[7][4]

Achievements

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Paralympic Games

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Men's singles SL3

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France United Kingdom Daniel Bethell 21–14, 18–21, 23–21 Gold

World Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan India Pramod Bhagat 19–21, 19–21 Silver Silver
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand England Daniel Bethell 18–21, 22–20, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
India Tarun Dhillon India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
21–14, 15–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Asian Para Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China India Pramod Bhagat 20–22, 21–18, 19–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
India Anand Kumar Boregowda South Korea Jeon Sun-woo
South Korea Joo Dong-jae
16–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium,
Hangzhou, China
India Sukant Kadam Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
9–21, 21–19, 22–20 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium,
Hangzhou, China
India Thulasimathi Murugesan Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah
17–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (12 titles, 11 runners-up)

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The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[8] [9]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat 21–17, 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Daisuke Fujihara 21–15, 18–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat 21–19, 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Pramod Bhagat 16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 India Manoj Sarkar 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Manoj Sarkar 21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Ukraine Oleksandr Chyrkov 21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 England Daniel Bethell 11–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Sukant Kadam India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
19–21, 21–11, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon India Mohammad Arwaz Ansari
India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
21–13, 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
21–13, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
20–22, 21–12, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
21–18, 14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
24–22, 9–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 India Tarun Dhillon India Nilesh Gaikwad
India Nehal Gupta
21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
France Guillaume Gailly
Canada William Roussy
21–13, 21–12
India Deep Ranjan Bisoyee
India Manoj Sarkar
21–9, 17–21, 21–16
India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
11–21, 21–16, 21–16
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon Thailand Mongkhon Bunsun
Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
21–13, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Tarun Dhillon India Pramod Bhagat
India Sukant Kadam
20–22, 21–12, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 India Thulasimathi Murugesan Indonesia Hikmat Ramdani
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila
18–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Uganda Para Badminton International Level 3 India Thulasimathi Murugesan India Naveen Sivakumar
India Palak Kohli
21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 India Thulasimathi Murugesan Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah
15–21, 22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Thulasimathi Murugesan India Chirag Baretha
India Mandeep Kaur
21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 India Thulasimathi Murugesan France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël
22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International Tournaments (7 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Uganda Para Badminton International India Umesh Vikram Kumar 21–17, 15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 18–21, 21–15, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International India Pramod Bhagat 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International Indonesia Fredy Setiawan Indonesia Ukun Rukaendi
Indonesia Hary Susanto
17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International India Tarun Dhillon Indonesia Dwiyoko
Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Irish Para Badminton International India Tarun Dhillon India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
21–13, 18–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International India Sukant Kadam India Pramod Bhagat
India Manoj Sarkar
18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile".
  2. ^ Sportstar, Team (2 September 2024). "Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar wins gold in para-badminton men's singles SL3". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Asian Para Games: Shuttler duo of Nitesh-Tarun claim yet another gold for India". ANI News. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Who Is Nitesh Kumar: IIT Graduate Who Won Paris Paralympics 2024 Gold For India | Olympics News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IIT graduate, gold in Paralympics: Nitesh Kumar living India's dream in Paris". India Today. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "BWF Para-Badminton – BWF Para Badminton World Rankings". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Nitesh Kumar: The para shuttler from IIT chasing big dreams". 25 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
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