Kapil Parmar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kapil Parmar

• In childhood, Kapil Parmar suffered a severe electric shock after he accidentally touched a water pump.

• A villager found him unconscious and took him to a hospital in Bhopal, where he stayed in a coma for six months.

• The immediate effect of the shock was that his fingers got stuck together. Over time, his vision worsened. Kapil Parmar has very limited eyesight, even with high-powered glasses.

• He loved to play judo during his school days.

  

• After his recovery, doctors advised him to gain weight so that he could participate in judo professionally.

• During this time, Kapil Parmar learned about blind judo and was encouraged to pursue the game by his mentors, Bhagwan Das and Manoj.

• Kapil and his brother used to run a tea stall to support themselves. His brother Lalit continued working on the tea stall to financially support Kapil.

• He trains with coach Munawar Anzar Ali Siddiqui at the Indian Blind and Para Judo Academy in Lucknow.

• His middle brother, who also practices judo, often trains with him.

• Kapil Parmar started participating in judo championships in 2017 after learning about the sport’s blind category.

  

• He became famous in 2018 after winning a gold medal at the national championships.

• In 2019, Kapil Parmar achieved the top position at the Commonwealth Championship in Birmingham.

• On 5 September 2024, he made history by winning India’s first-ever Paralympic medal in judo at the Paris Games. He defeated Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira with an ‘Ippon’ (10-0 margin) in the men’s 60kg J1 bronze medal playoff.

  

• Kapil Parmar is the first blind Indian judo athlete to qualify for the Paralympics.

• He receives financial assistance for training, competition, and an out-of-pocket allowance under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in India.

• Kapil Parmar is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. He often shares pictures of his gym sessions on social media.

  

• He likes travelling to distant places in his free time.