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PV Sindhu to Kidambi Srikanth: Indians who have won medals at BWF World Championships

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Kidambi Srikanth on Dominicus became the first Indian male shuttler to win a silvery medal at the BWF Globe Championships. Here is a look at all the Indian shuttlers who have won a medal at the prestigious event.

Kidambi Srikanth - 1 silver

Former World no.1 Kidambi Srikanth scripted history on Sun (December 19) as he became the beginning Indian male person shuttler to win a argent medal at the BWF World Championships. Afterward defeating Lakshya Sen in a marathon semi-final, Srikanth went downwards fighting against Singapore'due south Loh Kean Yew in the final to settle with a silver medal at the 2021 BWF Globe Championships.

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PV Sindhu - i gold, 2 silver, 2 statuary

PV Sindhu is by far the about successfull Indian shuttler in the history of the sport. She was crowned the women's singles world champion for the commencement time in 2019. Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the 2019 BWF Globe Championships final to win her maiden gilt medal at the showpiece event.

Sindhu has won a full of five medals at the BWF World Champonships - i gilded, two silverish medals and two bronze medals. She won her outset medal, a bronze at the Globe Championships in 2013 at the age of xviii.

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Saina Nehwal - ane silver, 1 bronze

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has won 2 medals at the BWF World Championships in her career and then far. She won her get-go medal in 2015, a silver after she went downwardly fighting against Carolina Marin in the women's singles final. She clinched a statuary medal in the 2017 World Championships.

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Prakash Padukone - i bronze

Prakash Padukone forever etched his name in the history books of Indian badminton when he became the first shuttler from the country to win a medal at the BWF World Championships in 1983. The legendary shuttler won a bronze medal and remained the but Indian with a medal at the World Championships for a staggering 28 years until Ashwin Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta brought an end to the wait in 2011.

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Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa - ane bronze

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa ended Bharat's long and agonising wait of 28 years for a medal at the BWF World Championships. The duo clinched bronze in the women'due south doubles issue of the 2011 edition. The pair were unseeded but went on to pull off a huge upset past defeating second seeds Cheng Wen-hsing and Chien Yu-chin of Taiwan in straight games in the 2d round.

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Sai Praneeth - one bronze

Sai Praneeth became but the second Indian homo to win a medal at the BWF World Championships when he bagged bronze at the 2019 edition. Praneeth defeated the likes of Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and 2018 Asian Games gold medallist Jonatan Christie to enter the semi-finals where he lost confronting top seed Kento Momota to crash out of the tournament.

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Lakshya Sen - 1 bronze

One of the most promising talents in Indian badminton at present, 20-yr-old Lakshya Sen has been backed by many to reach slap-up things in his career. He showed glimpses of his talent and skills in the BWF Globe Championships 2021 where he made it to the semi-finals and gave a tough fight to Kidambi Srikanth before eventually going downward in the deciding 3rd game. Sen became the youngset Indian male shuttler to win a medal at the World Championships.

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