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Kidambi Srikanth becomes first Indian player to win silver in BWF World Championship

Category : Sports
Published on: December 20 2021 Share on facebook

  • Kidambi Srikanth, a shuttler from India, became the first Indian male to win a medal at the BWF World Championships, taking silver.
  • Kidambi was defeated 21-15, 22-20 by Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the final summit match of this Championship.
  • This is the first time a Singaporean has won a gold medal at the BWF World Championships.
  • Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of the men's singles category of the BWF World Championships held in Huelva, Spain.

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About BWF World Championship

  • The BWF World Championships, formerly known as the IBF World Championships and also referred to as the World Badminton Championships, are a badminton tournament sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
  • Started: 1977
  • Host City 2022 – Tokyo, Japan 
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