K.Srikanth Bags Silver In BWF
Kidambi Srikanth, a shuttler, won the Silver Medal in the BWF World Championships for the first time.
Highlights:
- In the final, he was defeated 21-15, 22-20 by Singapore`s Loh Kean Yew.
- This was Singapore`s first gold medal at the BWF World Championships.
- Kidambi Srikanth is an Indian badminton player who trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. The BWF ranked him first in the world in April 2018.
- He received the Padma Shri, India`s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2018, and the Arjuna award in 2015.
- In 2021, he became the first Indian to reach the finals of the BWF World Championships in Men`s Singles and win a silver medal.
BWF World Championships 2021
- The 2021 BWF World Championships are officially known as the "Total Energies BWF World Championships 2021" for sponsorship purposes.
- The badminton tournament took place in Huelva, Spain, from December 12 to December 19, 2021. Huelva was chosen to host this event in November 2018, when 18 major badminton tournaments were announced for 2019 to 2025.
- Total Energies SE is a French multinational integrated oil and gas company founded in 1924..
###Loh Kean Yew won Mens singles In BWF World Championship 2021:
Loh Kean Yew won gold at the BWF World Championship 2021.
Highlights:
- The 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships (officially known as the Total Energies BWF World Championships 2021) were held in Huelva, Spain.
- The competition took place between December 12th and December 19th.
- Loh Kean Yew of Singapore won the Men`s Singles title, while Akane Yamaguchi of Japan won the Women`s Singles title at the BWF World Championship 2021.
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