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UPSC 2002: Who among the following won the men’s singles title at the World Badminton Championship in the year 2001?
(a)Gopichand
(b)Hendrawan
(c)Ji Xin Peng
(d)Peter Gade
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Hendrawan
Indonesia’s Hendrawan captured the men’s singles gold at the 2001 IBF World Badminton Championships held in Seville, defeating Denmark’s Peter Gade in the final. The other listed players were runners-up or champions in different years/events (Gopichand won the 2001 All-England, Ji Xinpeng the 2000 Olympics, Peter Gade was 2001 silver-medalist). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_IBF_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_singles?utm_source=openai))
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