Rajeev Bagga: Deaflympic badminton champion
Indian badminton player Rajeev Bagga has won 14 gold medals at the Deaflympics. In 2001, he was given the ‘Deaflympian of the Century’ award.
The badminton champion Rajeev Bagga grew up in India, winning deaf and hearing competitions in his home country and abroad.
He has won 14 gold medals at the Deaflympics, which is the second oldest multi-sport and cultural festival in the world after the Olympics.
In 2001, he was named ‘Deaflympian of the Century’. At the 2005 Melbourne Deaflympics, he was given the ‘Champions Award’.
Rajeev won the 1991 and 1992 national badminton championships in India.
He’s been sharing his experiences with Laura Jones, through a BSL Interpreter.
(Photo: Rajeev Bagga with some of his medals. Credit: BBC)
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