For the first time in Paralympics, India has won a medal in Judo and this historic feat has been achieved by Kapil Parmar. Kapil defeated the Brazilian player and won the bronze medal in the Men's 60 KG J1 category. Kapil Parmar's story is very painful, he almost lost his eyesight in childhood but despite this, this player did not give up and today the whole country is saluting his achievement. You will know later how Kapil won a medal for the country but first know about the painful accident that happened to this player.

Kapil Parmar got an electric shock

Kapil Parmar is a resident of Sehore in Madhya Pradesh.

When Kapil was 9 years old, a very painful accident happened to him. Kapil was trying to pump out water from a motor at his home but during this he got an electric shock. After some time, his eyesight kept getting weaker. His eyesight is so weak that he is unable to see even with the highest power glasses. He has very poor eyesight.

However, despite this accident, Kapil did not give up and adopted the sport of Judo. Kapil Parmar lives in Bhopal but he did his training in Lucknow. This Judo player learned the nuances of Judo from coach Munavvar Anjar Ali Siddiqui.

Kapil improved himself by training hard at the Indian Para Judo Academy.

KAPIL WINS HISTORIC BRONZE

Kapil Parmar beat Elielton De Oliveira (BRA) by ippon in bronze medal of mens 60kg J1

India's first ever #ParaJudo medal at the #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/nCQ9jsG6rm

— Aditya Kumar (@adityavaisya) September 5, 2024

Kapil Parmar's career

In the year 2017, he entered Judo and this player also won the gold medal in the 2019 Commonwealth Championship. Kapil won the silver medal in the 2022 Asian Para Games. He won the bronze medal in the 2023 World Games and Grand Prix. Now in the first Paralympics of his career, he has once again brought a historic medal to the country.