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Indian Paralympic athlete
Rachana Patel
Sport
Country India
SportPara-badminton
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  India
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles

Rachana Patel (born 1997) is an Indian para-badminton player. She won a bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games. She claimed bronze in the women's doubles in the SH6 category along with Nithya Sre Sivan on 25 October 2023 at Hangzhou, China.

Early life and education

She hails from Becharaji village Mehsana District but resides in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Her parents are Shailesh Patel and Bhavana. She did her MBBS in China. She has a brother, who is settled in Canada. She had to undergo seven surgeries due to Scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine and lives with 12 screws and two rods in her back.

Career

Patel won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Badminton women's doubles SH6 category pairing with Nithya Sre Sivan. In May 2023, she won a bronze medal in the women's doubles at Para Badminton International at Pattaya, Thailand. Later on 23 May 2023, she continued her form winning a silver medal with Nithya Sre at the Bahrain Para-Badminton International in Manama. In December 2022, she won a bronze with the same partner at the Peru Para Badminton International at Lima. In November 2022, she won a bronze medal at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022 with her partner Nithya Sre.

Achievements

World Championships

Women’s doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan 		India Nithya Sre Sivan Peru Rubí Fernández
Peru Giuliana Póveda 		7–21, 3–6 retired Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand 		India Nithya Sre Sivan China Li Fengmei
China Lin Shuangbao 		5–13 retired Silver Silver

References

  1. ^ "At 4ft 3in, Rachana stands tall with bronze at para Asiad". The Times of India. 2023-10-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. Correspondent, Our (2023-05-16). "Indian para badminton players clinch 16 medals in Thailand". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "Para shuttler Bhagat bags two golds, one bronze". Rediff. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. PTI (2022-12-06). "Peru Para Badminton: Mandeep shocks world champion; Nehal bags 2 gold". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. "Peru Para-Badminton International: Mandeep Kaur Shocks World Champion; Nehal Gupta Wins Two Golds". News18. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. Scroll Staff (2022-11-05). "BWF Para Badminton World C'ships: Pramod Bhagat back in final, Manasi Joshi among bronze medallists". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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