Early life and education
Kadam was born in Kautholi, Sangli, Maharashtra. He shifted to Pune and completed his mechanical engineering at Government College Of Engineering and Research, Avasari Khurd in 2015 with first class. Later, he joined Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy and trained under coaches Nikhil Kanetkar and Mayank Gole.Personal life
Kadam was employed with Nikhil Kanetkar Badminton Academy as an assistant coach from July 2015 to August 2018. After winning a bronze medal win at the Asian Para Badminton Championship 2016, he was appointed as a Taluka Sports Officer (Group-II) by the Government of Maharashtra on 10 January 2019. During his first year of mechanical engineering in January 2011, he failed to get selected for class team but after a year of practice, he made it to the college team.Career
Kadam made his international debut in 2014 at the England Para Badminton International and became world number 2 in the SL4 category on 12 June 2017. He won a bronze medal in MD SL3, SL4 at the Para Badminton Asian Championships in 2016. Later, he won his first title at the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017. He won a bronze medal at theAchievements
World Championships
''Men's singles SL4'' ''Men's doubles SL3–SL4''World Abilitysport Games
''Men's singles SL4'' ''Men's doubles SL3–SL4''Asian Para Games
''Men's singles SL4'' ''Men's doubles SL3–SL4''Asian Championship
''Men's doubles SL3–SL4''BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 8 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'' ''Men's doubles SL3–SL4''International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (7 titles, 14 runners-up)
''Men's singles SL4'' ''Men's doubles SL3–SL4'' ''Doubles SL3–SL4''Medals
International medals
:''Awards
* He received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award for 2017-2018 by the state government of Maharashtra.See also
* Olympic Gold QuestNotes
References
External links
* *