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K. Srikanth
Sign in to saveAlso known as Srikanth K., Kidambi Srikanth, Srikanth Nammalwar Kidambi, Srikanth Kidambi
Indian badminton player
Key facts
- Born
- Srikanth Kidambi , ( 1993-02-07 ) 7 February 1993 (age 33) , Ravulapalem , Andhra Pradesh, India
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 73 kg (161 lb)
- Country
- India
- Sport
- Badminton
- Handedness
- Right
- Coached by
- Pullela Gopichand
- Career record
- 336 wins, 207 losses
- Highest ranking
- 1 (April 2018)
- Current ranking
- 36 (9 June 2026)
- Honours
- Arjuna Award , Padma Shri
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Guntur
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Arjuna Award
- Sport
- badminton
- Country for sport
- India
- Mass
- 66
- Image
- Yonex IFB 2013 - Eightfinal - Boonsak Ponsana — K. Srikanth 01.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- Commons category
- K. Srikanth
- date of birth
- 1993-02-07
- head coach
- Pullela Gopichand
- name in native language
- K. Srikanth
- social media followers
- 1148633
- playing hand
- right-handedness
- handedness
- right-handedness
- trained by
- Pullela Gopichand
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Encyclopedic overview
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. He represented India in men's singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing fifth after a quarterfinal run. In April 2018, he made history by becoming the first Indian male to achieve the World No.1 ranking since Prakash Padukone. He made history in 2021 by becoming the first Indian male to reach the final of the BWF World Championships in the men's singles category, winning a silver medal. Kidambi also served as the captain of the historic Thomas Cup-winning team in 2022, leading India to its first-ever title in the tournament.
Early life and background
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