NEW DELHI:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Monday hailed
Kidambi Srikanth's silver medal win in the
World Badminton Championships, saying it will inspire several sportspersons and further interest in badminton.
Srikanth clinched a historic silver medal in the World
Badminton Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat to
Loh Kean Yew
of Singapore in the summit clash to notch up the best ever performance by an Indian in the men's singles on Sunday.
"Congratulations to @srikidambi for winning a historic Silver Medal. This win will inspire several sportspersons and further interest in badminton," Modi tweeted.
The 28-year-old Srikanth bettered the feats of legendary
Prakash Padukone
(bronze in 1983), B Sai Praneeth (bronze in 2019) and
Lakshya Sen (bronze in the latest edition), whom he had beaten in the semifinals on Saturday.
The maiden silver also placed Srikanth alongside PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, who had finished runner-up in the past.
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