Prince Dahal (born 19 June 2004) is a Nepalese badminton player.[1][2][3]
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| Country | Nepal | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 19, 2004 Khalanga, Darchula, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 214 (MS 17 October 2023) 281 (MD with Sunil Joshi, 17 October 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won the 2018 Dubai International Junior series. He reached a career high of world number seventh of the world junior ranking in March 2020.[4][5][6] In 2022, he was ranked number one junior player in the world.[7] In the 2019 South Asia Under 21 Championships, he won a silver medal.[8] Dahal qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and became the first ever Nepalese to do so.[9]
References
edit- ^ Oli, Prajwal (7 August 2019). "How a teenager from Darchula is making his name in national badminton". The Kathmandu Post.
- ^ Pant, Shashwat (20 September 2019). "Prince Dahal: Nepal's young shuttler aims to fly Nepali flag in Olympics". Online Khabar.
- ^ "Nepal's Prince soars to 11th position in world badminton ranking". Republica. 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Dahal wins opener". The Himalayan Times. 28 February 2020.
- ^ "वरियतामा प्रिन्सको अर्को फड्को". RatoPati (in Nepali). 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Nepal's Prince climbs to seventh in BWF ranking". onlineradionepal.gov.np. 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Nepal's Prince Dahal ranked number one junior badminton player in the world". Online Khabar. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Prince Dahal makes a history clinching top ranking in WJB". scriling.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers finalised". Badminton World Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.