NEW DELHI: His Commonwealth Games debut spoiled via brain fever four years in the past, Kidambi Srikanth, now the toast of the nation, is eyeing a maiden medal on the Gold Coast multi-sport extravaganza after a sensational run final season.
Know your CWG athlete - Kidambi Srikanth
Weeks earlier than he was to make his debut on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Srikanth was scuffling with for existence in an Intensive Care Unit.
He was discovered subconscious on the toilet ground of the Gopichand Academy and later identified with brain fever. He ended up spending a few week within the ICU, giving a mighty scare to his close to and costly ones.
But this is historical past.
Cut to 2018, Srikanth is arguably one of the best possible sportspersons within the country, strolling shoulder to shoulder with the who is who of the wearing international.
With four titles under his belt, Srikanth swept all of the sports awards, together with the celebrated Padma Shri and was the recipient of the Sportsperson of the Year Award on the 3rd Mahindra Scorpio Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) in February. Hardly surprising that he is regarded as a hot-favourite for the coveted gold medal at Gold Coast.
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"It was some sort of a virus, I don't even know the name. Nobody even wanted to tell me what happened that day and I don't remember much," Srikanth says, recalling the incident in 2014.
"I was playing good enough so I returned and played at the Commonwealth Games but lost to a Singapore guy in the quarters," he remembers.
"Now after four years, I think I am much more confident after all the experience of the last one year, so it will be a different experience. Of course, winning a medal at CWG ranks high in my list," he says.
In not up to a fortnight, Srikanth will lift the aspirations of hundreds of thousands on his shoulders as he appears to be like to retain the Commonwealth Games gold medal that Parupalli Kashyap had received for India in Glasgow after 32 long years.
Only Prakash Padukone (1978, Edmonton) and Syed Modi (1982, Brisbane) have received gold in badminton at this multi-sport event.
"Last time we had received a good selection of medals and now we're taking part in a lot better than what we were four years back and we have a perfect chance of successful more medals this time.
"Commonwealth Games is precedence for me. Winning a medal there's more necessary than becoming international no 1 and I can glance to stay fit. It is one of the goals of the year," provides the 25-year-old.
Born in Ravulapalem, a small town in Andhra Pradesh, Srikanth's journey in badminton was all about following the footsteps of his brother Nandagopal, a doubles India player.
While he adopted Nandagopal to coach at Gopichand Academy, his existence took a massive turn at Fuzhou, China the place he became the first Indian to win a Super Series Premier Men's title, beating five-time international champion and two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan at 2014 China Open ultimate.
The following year, Srikanth received the Indian Super Series title and Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and zoomed to international quantity three, a peak that has been scaled only via two other Indian males -- Padukone and Pullela Gopichand, now the manager India coach.
He persisted his good run, successful the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold earlier than qualifying for the Rio Olympics. However, after being on the cusp of a historical Olympic medal, Srikanth failed to outwit Lin Dan, a defeat that left him rattled for a very long time. That was adopted via an ankle damage.
With his right leg heavily strapped, Srikanth labored on his reflexes and eye-arm coordination. Unable to stand for long he sat and took one travel after every other fed via coach Gopichand.
His decision bore fruit as once he was back on court, Srikanth merely owned it via clinching titles at Indonesia, Australia, Denmark and France, which catapulted him to the higher echelons of sports international.
However, when it came to a big-ticket event just like the Glasgow World Championship, Srikanth couldn't ruin the ceiling, finishing on the quarters once more.
Another damage saved him clear of China Open and Hong Kong Open earlier than he entered the Dubai Super Series, however disappointment was in store for him as he crashed out and not using a unmarried win.
At the recently-concluded All England Championship, Srikanth once more completed on the pre-quarterfinal and the Indian ace must briefly recover from the disgruntlement and turn his focus to Gold Coast.
With a slew of big occasions covered up this season, Srikanth would glance to type out the problems plaguing him on the largest degree, and the process will get started on the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.
If he can help India retain the lads's gold, it's going to be one huge step ahead forward of the Worlds, Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Know your CWG athlete - Kidambi Srikanth
Weeks earlier than he was to make his debut on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Srikanth was scuffling with for existence in an Intensive Care Unit.
He was discovered subconscious on the toilet ground of the Gopichand Academy and later identified with brain fever. He ended up spending a few week within the ICU, giving a mighty scare to his close to and costly ones.
But this is historical past.
Cut to 2018, Srikanth is arguably one of the best possible sportspersons within the country, strolling shoulder to shoulder with the who is who of the wearing international.
With four titles under his belt, Srikanth swept all of the sports awards, together with the celebrated Padma Shri and was the recipient of the Sportsperson of the Year Award on the 3rd Mahindra Scorpio Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) in February. Hardly surprising that he is regarded as a hot-favourite for the coveted gold medal at Gold Coast.
ALSO READ: Kidambi Srikanth stunned at being conferred Padma Shri
"It was some sort of a virus, I don't even know the name. Nobody even wanted to tell me what happened that day and I don't remember much," Srikanth says, recalling the incident in 2014.
"I was playing good enough so I returned and played at the Commonwealth Games but lost to a Singapore guy in the quarters," he remembers.
Know your CWG athlete - Kidambi Srikanth
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"Now after four years, I think I am much more confident after all the experience of the last one year, so it will be a different experience. Of course, winning a medal at CWG ranks high in my list," he says.
In not up to a fortnight, Srikanth will lift the aspirations of hundreds of thousands on his shoulders as he appears to be like to retain the Commonwealth Games gold medal that Parupalli Kashyap had received for India in Glasgow after 32 long years.
Only Prakash Padukone (1978, Edmonton) and Syed Modi (1982, Brisbane) have received gold in badminton at this multi-sport event.
"Last time we had received a good selection of medals and now we're taking part in a lot better than what we were four years back and we have a perfect chance of successful more medals this time.
"Commonwealth Games is precedence for me. Winning a medal there's more necessary than becoming international no 1 and I can glance to stay fit. It is one of the goals of the year," provides the 25-year-old.
Born in Ravulapalem, a small town in Andhra Pradesh, Srikanth's journey in badminton was all about following the footsteps of his brother Nandagopal, a doubles India player.
While he adopted Nandagopal to coach at Gopichand Academy, his existence took a massive turn at Fuzhou, China the place he became the first Indian to win a Super Series Premier Men's title, beating five-time international champion and two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan at 2014 China Open ultimate.
The following year, Srikanth received the Indian Super Series title and Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and zoomed to international quantity three, a peak that has been scaled only via two other Indian males -- Padukone and Pullela Gopichand, now the manager India coach.
He persisted his good run, successful the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold earlier than qualifying for the Rio Olympics. However, after being on the cusp of a historical Olympic medal, Srikanth failed to outwit Lin Dan, a defeat that left him rattled for a very long time. That was adopted via an ankle damage.
With his right leg heavily strapped, Srikanth labored on his reflexes and eye-arm coordination. Unable to stand for long he sat and took one travel after every other fed via coach Gopichand.
His decision bore fruit as once he was back on court, Srikanth merely owned it via clinching titles at Indonesia, Australia, Denmark and France, which catapulted him to the higher echelons of sports international.
However, when it came to a big-ticket event just like the Glasgow World Championship, Srikanth couldn't ruin the ceiling, finishing on the quarters once more.
Another damage saved him clear of China Open and Hong Kong Open earlier than he entered the Dubai Super Series, however disappointment was in store for him as he crashed out and not using a unmarried win.
At the recently-concluded All England Championship, Srikanth once more completed on the pre-quarterfinal and the Indian ace must briefly recover from the disgruntlement and turn his focus to Gold Coast.
With a slew of big occasions covered up this season, Srikanth would glance to type out the problems plaguing him on the largest degree, and the process will get started on the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.
If he can help India retain the lads's gold, it's going to be one huge step ahead forward of the Worlds, Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Buoyed by 2017 success, Kidambi Srikanth chases golden dream at Gold Coast
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