Thulasimathi Murugesan (Indian Paralympic Badminton Player) Age, Bi.

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Profession	Paralympic Badminton Player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	11/04/2002
Age	24 years
Birthplace	Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

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School	Mlm Mamallan Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kanchipuram
College/University	Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal affiliated with Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai
Educational Qualifications	Veterinary Science

Marital Status	Unmarried

Father	D. Murugesan (Daily Wager)
Mother	Viji
Siblings	Sister - Kiruttigha Murugesan (Badminton Player)

Highlights	Gold medals at multiple international events in 2023, including the Brazil Parabadminton International and Uganda Parabadminton International. Silver medals at the Thailand Parabadminton International and the Bahrain Parabadminton International. Awarded Sportstar ACES Award for Sportswoman of the Year - Parasports in 2024. Gold Medal in Women's Singles, Silver Medal in Women's Doubles, and Bronze Medal in Women's Singles at the Asian Para Games 2022. Silver Medal in Women's Doubles at the World Championships 2024. Gold Medal in Women's Doubles at the 5th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2023. Historic Gold Medal in Women's Doubles SL3-SU5 with Manasi Joshi at Canada Para Badminton International 2023 by defeating the reigning Paralympic champions and World No.1 Indonesian pair. Silver Medal in Women's Singles SU5 at Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Coaches	Pullela Gopichand Irfan Jakkampudi Rajendra Kumar

Highlights

Gold medals at multiple international events in 2023, including the Brazil Parabadminton International and Uganda Parabadminton International.
Silver medals at the Thailand Parabadminton International and the Bahrain Parabadminton International.
Awarded Sportstar ACES Award for Sportswoman of the Year - Parasports in 2024.
Gold Medal in Women's Singles, Silver Medal in Women's Doubles, and Bronze Medal in Women's Singles at the Asian Para Games 2022.
Silver Medal in Women's Doubles at the World Championships 2024.
Gold Medal in Women's Doubles at the 5th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2023.
Historic Gold Medal in Women's Doubles SL3-SU5 with Manasi Joshi at Canada Para Badminton International 2023 by defeating the reigning Paralympic champions and World No.1 Indonesian pair.
Silver Medal in Women's Singles SU5 at Paris 2024 Paralympics.

Coaches

1. Thulasimathi belongs to a Tamil family and was born with a defect in her left hand that restricted movement.
2. Her father trained her in sports without informing her of her deformity.
3. She lived in a straw hut that was burnt down, putting financial pressure on her family.
4. Her father took a coaching course to help her with badminton training.
5. She was discovered by coach Irfan and trained at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy.
6. Her anticipated medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris will be India’s fourth silver in that event.
7. Born with congenital deformity in her left hand leading to loss of thumb, chronic ulnar neuritis, and muscle atrophy; further impaired by a severe accident restricting left hand mobility.
8. First Indian woman to reach the final in badminton at the Paralympics.