Manasi Joshi’s path to the top of para-badminton began far from a sports arena. Before she was ranked world No. 1, she worked as a software engineer. In December 2011, a road accident while riding her motorbike to work resulted in the amputation of her leg — an event that marked a turning point rather than an endpoint in her story.
Joshi redirected her focus toward competitive badminton, and in 2018 she enrolled at coach Pullela Gopichand’s academy in Hyderabad to sharpen her game. The training paid off on the international stage: in 2019, she won gold in the women’s singles SL3 final at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships held in Basel, Switzerland, becoming world champion in her category.
Her rise continued in the years that followed. As of 8 March 2022, Joshi was ranked world No. 1 in the women’s singles SL3 category, cementing her status among the sport’s elite. She has been recognized with the Arjuna Award, India’s prominent sporting honor, and her verified Instagram account, where she is described as a ‘Para Badminton Athlete,’ has drawn approximately 54,000 followers who follow her journey from engineering career to world champion.
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- Training under coach Pullela Gopichand
Joshi enrolled at Gopichand's badminton academy in Hyderabad in 2018 to train competitively.
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