Question

Srikanth Kidambi is an Indian badminton player, who became the first Indian male to win gold at the 2015 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold by defeating ______.
1. Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin
2. Huang Yuxiang
3. Prannoy Kumar
4. Viktor Axelsen

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Viktor Axelsen

The correct answer is Viktor Axelsen.

• Kidambi became the first Indian male to win gold at the 2015 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold by defeating Viktor Axelsen 21-15, 12-21, 21-14.
• The same year he also won the India Open Super Series title by defeating Viktor Axelsen in the finals. 
• ₹ 500,000 award announced for Kidambi from BAI for 2015 India Super Series victory. 
• Kidambi Srikanth was the first Indian male badminton player to become world No. 1.

• The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
• The President of Badminton World Federation is Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen.
• The headquarters of the  Badminton World Federation is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.