Know all the information, bio, age, disability, ranking and career journey of Indian shuttler Tarun Dhillon, who will play in the Paris Paralympics 2024
Tarun Dhillon, born on August 18, 1994, is a distinguished Indian para-badminton player from Haryana, competing in the SL4 category. He has earned the honor of representing India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, marking his second appearance at the Paralympic Games. Dhillon has achieved the prestigious world ranking of No. 2 in para-badminton menโs singles SL4.
Who is para-badminton player Tarun Dhillon, biography, age, height, disability story, ranking, medals and state
Tarun Dhillon defeated Rogerio Oleveria ๐ง๐ท 21-17, 21-19 in the MS SL4 category
All 3 Indian MS 4 players started with a win
He will face Tokyo ๐ฅ Lucas ๐ซ๐ท next
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Born in Hissar, Haryana, Dhillonโs life took a significant turn at the age of 8 when a football accident severely injured his right knee. Despite undergoing two surgeries, his condition did not improve. Undeterred, he discovered a new passion in badminton and remarkably won his first para-badminton event at the age of 11. Today, he continues to hone his skills at the Shining Star Badminton Academy in Haryana.
- Age: 30-year-old
- Height: 5’7”
- Weight: 57kg
- State: Haryana
- Rank: 2 (MS), 3 (MD), 15 (XD)
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he represented India and secured a commendable fourth place in the SL4 singles category.ย Dhillon clinched a gold medal in the menโs doubles SL3-SL4 event alongside Kumar Nitesh at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. His success at the Asian Games includes a silver medal in 2014 and a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Para Games.
Know the achievements and career journey of Tarun:
| Event | Category | Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| World Championships | Men’s Singles | 2013 | Helmut-Kรถrnig-Halle,ย Dortmund, Germany | Chinese Taipeiย Lin Cheng-che | 21โ15, 21โ10 | Gold |
| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium,ย Stoke Mandeville, England | Franceย Lucas Mazur | 18โ21, 21โ10, 21โ15 | Gold | ||
| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium,ย Ulsan, South Korea | Franceย Lucas Mazur | 18โ21, 10โ21 | Siver | ||
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle,ย Basel, Switzerland | Franceย Lucas Mazur | 14โ13r | Silver | ||
| Men’s Doubles | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, | Indiaย Anand Kumar Boregowda | 21โ7, 14โ21, 6โ21 | Silver | |
| Indiaย Manoj Sarkar | ||||||
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, | Indiaย Pramod Bhagat | 21โ14, 15โ21, 16โ21 | Silver | ||
| Indiaย Manoj Sarkar | ||||||
| Asian Para Games | Men’s Singles | 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium,ย Incheon, South Korea | Indonesiaย Fredy Setiawan | 20โ22, 18โ21 | Gold |
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno,ย Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesiaย Fredy Setiawan | 10โ21, 21โ13, 21โ19 | Gold | ||
| BWF Para Badminton World Circuit | Men’s Singles | 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Franceย Lucas Mazur | 7โ21, 9โ21 | Silver |
| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Indiaย Sukant Kadam | 21โ17, 20โ22, 21โ18 | Gold | ||
| 2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | South Koreaย Shin Kyung-hwan | 21โ9, 21โ9 | Gold | ||
| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Indonesiaย Fredy Setiawan | 11โ21, 21โ9, 21โ23 | Silver | ||
| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Indiaย Sukant Kadam | 12โ21, 21โ8, 21โ13 | Gold | ||
| 2023 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Franceย Lucas Mazur | 7โ21, 13โ21 | Silver | ||
| Men’s Singles | 2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Franceย Lucas Mazur | 13โ21, 17โ21 | Silver | |
| 2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Indiaย Sukant Kadam | 21โ12, 22โ20 | Gold | ||
| 2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | Franceย Lucas Mazur | 21โ18, 19โ21, 21โ17 | Gold |