FULL NAME: Pragati Parida
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 15th August 2007 (Source: Odisha State Badminton Association)
PARENTS: Father (Sudarshan Parida), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Jajpur, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
HOME ACADEMY/CLUB: Badminton Association of India (BAI) National Centre of Excellence, Guwahati since 2022. Earlier trained at Odisha-SAI Regional Badminton Academy, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Jajpur District, Odisha State and India

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Finished U-17 girls singles runners-up in the OSBA All-Odisha Sub-Junior Ranking Tournament at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT Campus, Bhubaneswar on 9 May 2022.

ZONAL:
*     Won the womens doubles Gold medal with partner Visakha Toppo in the East Zone Inter-State Badminton Championship, held at Lord Buddha Badminton Academy in Gaya, Bihar from 5-8 September 2024.
*     Won one individual Gold and two team Bronze medals at the East Zone Inter-State Badminton Championships, held at Star Badminton Academy, Kolkata from 11-14 August 2023.

NATIONAL:
*     She was a key member of the Odisha girls team that won the Gold medal for the first time in the 47th Inter-State National Junior (U-19) Championship at BPMP Indoor Stadium in Niladri Vihar, Bhubaneswar on 20 Nov 2024.
*     Won the womens doubles Silver medal with Vishakha Toppo as partner in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai on 30 January 2024.
*     Won the girls doubles Silver and mixed doubles Bronze medal with partners Vishakha Toppo and Bhargav Ram Angela respectively in the All India Junior (U-19) Ranking Badminton Tournament at Chawat Sports Academy, Udaipur, Rajasthan on 27 November 2023.
*     Won one Gold and one Bronze medal in U-17 mixed doubles and girls doubles respectively at the 35th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, held at Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Hyderabad, Telangana from 14-19 September 2023.
*     Won the mixed doubles Bronze medal at the 46th Junior (U-19) National Badminton Championship at KBA Stadium, Bengaluru on 11 September 2023.
*     Won girls doubles Bronze medal with partner Vishakha Toppo in the Yonex Sunrise All India Junior (U-19) Ranking Badminton Tournament, held at Shining Star Academy in Bahadurgarh, Haryana from 10-16 January 2023.
*     Won U-17 mixed doubles Silver medal with partner Bhargav Ram Arigela (AP) in the 1st Ashwani Gupta Memorial All India Sub-Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Panchkula, Haryana on 9th January 2022.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Won the mixed doubles Bronze medal with Mizoram partner C Lalramsanga in the Yonex-Sunrise India Junior International Grand Prix Badminton Tournament, held at PDMBA Sports Complex in Pune, Maharashtra from 27 August to 1 September 2024.
*     Won the U-19 mixed doubles Bronze medal with partner C Lalramsanga (Mizoram) in the Hyderabad Kotak Junior International Series at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad on 25 August 2024.
*     Won the mixed doubles Bronze medal with Andhra Pradesh partner Bhargav Ram Arigela at the Li Ning Sri Lanka International Series 2024 in Galle on 18 February 2024.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 10 January 2022
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 25 November 2024