Which sport is Kapil Parmar associated with?

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Which sport is Kapil Parmar associated with?

Answer: D. Para JudoInternational and Paralympic sporting bodies classify athletes into sport-specific disciplines governed by their own international federations. For…

  1. A.

    Para water sports

  2. B.

    Hockey

  3. C.

    Shooting

  4. D.

    Para Judo

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Correct answer: D

International and Paralympic sporting bodies classify athletes into sport-specific disciplines governed by their own international federations. For visually-impaired grapplers, this discipline is Judo adapted under IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation) rules, popularly called Para Judo or Blind Judo; it has been part of the Paralympic programme for men since the Seoul 1988 Games, with women's events added at Athens 2004.

Kapil Parmar is an Indian para-athlete who competes in Para Judo's 60 kg weight category within the J1 (near-total or total vision loss) sport class. At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games he won the bronze medal in this category, becoming the first Indian to win a Paralympic medal in judo, and his official Paralympic Committee athlete profile lists his sport as Judo.

  • Para water sports (such as Para swimming and Para canoeing) is a separate discipline governed by World Para Swimming and the International Canoe Federation, contested in a pool or waterway rather than on a judo mat.

  • Hockey is a mainstream Olympic team sport administered in India by Hockey India, played with a stick and ball on a pitch, and is not a grappling or combat discipline.

  • Shooting (including Para shooting) is a precision discipline governed by World Shooting Para Sport, involving air rifle or air pistol targets rather than physical grappling.

Since Kapil Parmar's recognized discipline is Judo for the visually impaired, the correct answer is Para Judo.

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