Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player. He is associated with Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad for professional training. In April 2018, he was ranked world No. 1 in the BWF rankings. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award. In 2021, Srikanth Kidambi won a silver medal at the World Championship Final in the men’s singles event, becoming the first Indian badminton player to win so.
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Wiki/Biography
Srikanth Kidambi was born as Srikanth Nammalvar Kidambi on Sunday, 7 February 1993 (age 29 years; as of 2022) in Ravulapalem, Andhra Pradesh, India. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 73 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx):- Chest: 38 inches, Waist: 30 inches, Biceps: 13 inches
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Kittu Kidambi and he is a landlord. His mother’s name is Radha and she is a housewife.
Srikanth Kidambi with his parents
Srikanth Kidambi has an elder brother named Nandagopal Kidambi who is a badminton player and an auditor in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
Srikanth Kidambi with his brother
Her cousin Ruthvika Shivani is an Indian badminton player.
Srikanth Kidambi with his cousin sister
Wife
Srikant Kidambi is not married.
livelihood
In 2011, Srikanth Kidambi participated in the Commonwealth Youth Games and he won a bronze medal in men’s doubles and a silver medal in mixed doubles. In the same year, she participated in the All India Junior International Badminton Championship held in Pune and won the singles and doubles titles. In 2012, Srikanth Kidambi won the men’s singles title at the Maldives International Challenge by defeating his rival Zulfadli Zulkifli of Malaysia. In 2013, he competed at the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold event and won the men’s singles title. In the same year, he participated in the All India Senior National Championships in Delhi and won his first senior national title by defeating his rival Parupalli Kashyap. In 2014, Srikanth Kidambi participated in the China Open Super Series Premier and defeated 5-time World Champion and 2-time Olympic Champion Lin Dan in straight games. After winning this event, he became the first Indian to win the Super Series Premier men’s title. In 2015, Srikanth Kidambi participated in the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and defeated his rival Viktor Axelsen and became the first Indian badminton player to win a gold medal in these events. By winning this event, he became the winner of the India Open Super Series title.
Srikanth Kidambi in 2015
In 2016, Srikanth Kidambi participated in the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships Grand Prix Gold title and won the title by defeating his opponent Huang Yuxiang.
Srikanth Kidambi after winning the Syed Modi International Badminton Championship in 2016
In the same year, Srikanth Kidambi won two gold medals in the men’s team and men’s singles at the South Asian Games by defeating his rival Prannoy Kumar in the singles final. In 2016, he competed at the Rio Olympics and advanced to the round of 16 of the men’s singles after defeating his opponents Lino Munoz and Henri Herskainen. In 2017, Srikanth Kidambi became the first Indian badminton player to win the Indonesia Super Series by defeating his rival Kazumasa Sakai of Japan 21–11, 21–19.
Srikanth Kidambi after winning the Indonesia Super Series
In the same year, Srikanth Kidambi won the Super Series Championship held in Denmark by defeating Lee Hyun-il of Korea. In 2018, she participated in the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast and won gold medal in the mixed team event and silver medal in the singles event. On winning this competition, he remained at number one position in the world ranking. In 2018, Srikanth Kidambi participated in the South Asian Games and won the gold medal in the team event. In 2022, he competed in the Indian men’s team for the Thomas Cup and during the final event, the Indian team defeated Indonesia 3–0.
Indian badminton team after winning Thomas Cup
Awards, Honors, Achievements
In 2014, Srikanth Kidambi became the first Indian badminton player to win the “China Open Super Series Premier”. In 2015, he became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the “Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold”. In the same year he was awarded the Arjuna Award. On 18 June 2017, he defeated Japan’s Sakai to capture the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier title. In April 2018, Srikanth Kidambi achieved the top men’s singles ranking in badminton with 76895 points. In 2018, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the President of India.
Srikant Kidambi receiving the Padma Shri in 2018
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2013, Srikanth joined the Kidambi Awadh Warriors team, which finished second in the Indian Badminton League.
Srikanth Kidambi playing for Awadh Warriors team in 2013
- In 2017, Srikanth Kidambi, along with his partner Sai Praneeth, created history when they became the first Indian pair to enter the final of an international ranking event in badminton during the Singapore Super Series titles.
- In 2017, Shrikant Kidambi was honored with a Thar car by the owner of Mahindra company.
Srikanth was gifted a car from Mahindra Company.
- On 19 December 2021, Srikant Kidambi became the first Indian badminton player to reach the final of the World Championships held in Huelva and created history for India.
- Srikanth Kidambi is a kind hearted animal lover. He has a pet dog. He often shares pictures of his pet dog on social media.
Srikanth Kidambi with his pet dog
- According to Srikanth, watching his elder brother play in his childhood inspired him to take up badminton as a sport. He considers former Indian badminton player Pullela Gopichand as his idol.
- Srikant Kidambi is quite active on various social media platforms. More than 167k people follow him on Instagram. More than 250k people follow his Facebook page. He often shares pictures and videos on social media.
- Srikanth Kidambi does yoga and meditation regularly.
Srikant Kidambi practicing meditation
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