Tarun Tarun born on 1994-08-18 in Hisar, India.
Education :
Language Spoken : English, Hindi
Coach : Gaurav Khanna [national]; Surender Rathee [personal]
He sustained an anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] injury to his left knee at the 2019 World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. He suffered a second ACL injury to his left knee at the 2020 Peru International in Lima and was out of action for six months. He returned to international competition a year later at the postponed 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. In June 2022 he suffered another left knee injury at the Canada International in Ottawa, Ontario. He had surgery on the injury the following month. (Facebook profile, 18 Jul 2022; thebridge.in, 13 Jun 2022; olympics.bwfbadminton.com, 23 Aug 2021)
He took up badminton at age nine. (indusind.com, 01 Jan 2018; staroftheday.wordpress.com, 23 Jun 2009)
Reason: He played multiple sports at school, including cricket, but he chose badminton because he preferred an individual sport and swinging the racket had helped him maintain his fitness. “I picked up the racket because it exercises every part of your body. Although my movement is comparatively slower than the rest on court, I just love the game.” (indusind.com, 01 Jan 2018; staroftheday.wordpress.com, 23 Jun 2009)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 19 May 2024; GoSports Foundation Instagram profile, 23 Dec 2023)
Milestones:
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Influence:
Philosophy: “The accident may have taken away my leg, but it could not take away my game.” (hindustantimes.com, 22 Nov 2009)
Award: In 2023 he received the Most Consistent Performer of the Year award from the GoSports Foundation. (GoSports Foundation Instagram profile, 23 Dec 2023)
In 2022 he received the Arjuna Award in India. (Instagram profile, 01 Dec 2022)
In 2021 he was presented with the Against All Odds Award by the GoSports Foundation in India. (Facebook profile, 18 Dec 2021)
He received the Bhim Award of 2018/19 in Haryana, India. (Facebook profile, 24 Jun 2022; newsroompost.com, 23 Jun 2022)
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Singles SL4 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| NDSF Royal Cliff Beach BWF Para Badminton World Ch | ||||
| 1 | Singles SL4 | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| 1 | Singles SL4 | 2013 | Dortmund, GER | |
| 2 | Singles SL4 | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
| 2 | Men’s SL3-SL4 Doubles M | 2019 | Basel, SUI | |
| 2 | Singles SL4 | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| 2 | Men’s SL3-SL4 Doubles M | 2015 | Stoke Mandeville, GBR | |
| 5 | Singles SL4 | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
| 5 | Men’s SL3-SL4 Doubles M | 2024 | Pattaya, THA | |
| 5 | Men’s SL3-SL4 Doubles M | 2017 | Ulsan, KOR | |
| 9 | Men’s SL4 Doubles M | 2013 | Dortmund, GER | |
| Asian Para Games | ||||
| 1 | Men’s SL3-SL4 Doubles M | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
| 9 | Singles SL4 | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
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