# Tarun Dhillon

Tarun Dhillon (born 18 August 1994) is an Indian para-badminton player from Haryana. He competes in the SL4 category. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, his second Olympics.
Dhillon has been ranked world number 2 in para-badminton men's Singles SL4. He represented India at the 2020 Summer Paralympicsin Tokyo and finished fourth in the SL4 singles category.
He won a gold medal in the men’s doubles SL3-SL4 event along with Kumar Nitesh at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. Earlier, he won two more Asian Games medals. He had won a silver medal in 2014 and gold medal in the 2018 Asian Para Games.

## Early life

Dhillon was born in Hissar, Haryana. When he was 8 years old, he met with an accident while playing football and his right knee was badly injured and two surgeries did not help. He took to badminton and won his first para badminton event at 11. He trains at Shining Star Badminton Academy, Haryana.

## Awards

Dhillon received the Arjuna Award in 2022.

## Achievements
### World Championships

Men's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Lin Cheng-che | 21–15, 21–10 | Gold |
| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Lucas Mazur | 18–21, 21–10, 21–15 | Gold |
| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Lucas Mazur | 18–21, 10–21 | Silver |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Lucas Mazur | 14–13$^r$ | Silver |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Pramod Bhagat | Anand Kumar Boregowda Manoj Sarkar | 21–7, 14–21, 6–21 | Silver |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Kumar Nitesh | Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar | 21–14, 15–21, 16–21 | Silver |

### Asian Para Games

Men's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Fredy Setiawan | 20–22, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Fredy Setiawan | 10–21, 21–13, 21–19 | Gold |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Kumar Nitesh | Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan | 9–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Gold |

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Raheja Stadium, Bangalore, India | | | | Bronze |

### BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (6 titles, 9 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.
Men's singles SL4
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Lucas Mazur | 7–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Sukant Kadam | 21–17, 20–22, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Shin Kyung-hwan | 21–9, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Fredy Setiawan | 11–21, 21–9, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Sukant Kadam | 12–21, 21–8, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2023 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Lucas Mazur | 7–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Lucas Mazur | 9–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Sukant Kadam | 21–13, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2024 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Fredy Setiawan | 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Kumar Nitesh | Mohammad Arwaz Ansari Deep Ranjan Bisoyee | 21–13, 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Kumar Nitesh | Mongkhon Bunsun Siripong Teamarrom | 21–13, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Kumar Nitesh | Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam | 20–22, 21–12, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Kumar Nitesh | Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam | 21–18, 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Kumar Nitesh | Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam | 24–22, 9–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Kumar Nitesh | Nilesh Gaikwad Nehal Gupta | 21–12, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Kumar Nitesh | Guillaume Gailly William Roussy | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Kumar Nitesh | Deep Ranjan Bisoyee Manoj Sarkar | 21–9, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Kumar Nitesh | Pramod Bhagat Sukant Kadam | 11–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |

### International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles SL4
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur | 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Sukant Kadam | 21–12, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | Lucas Mazur | 21–18, 19–21, 21–17 | Winner |
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Kumar Nitesh | Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan | 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Kumar Nitesh | Pramod Bhagat Manoj Sarkar | 21–13, 18–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |