Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan become the first athletes to win Olympic gold medal for Indonesia

Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan (L) of Indonesia compete with Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China at the men's doubles gold medal match of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games badminton event, in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan won the match 2-1 and grabbed the gold medal. Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, the current world champions came storming back from one game down against the second seeded Chinese, by beating them for a 12-21, 21-11, 21-16 victory.

Career

In 2005, with Hendra Setiawan, he won the Asian Badminton Championships and the Indonesia Open. In 2006, the pair also won the Jakarta Satellite, the Hong Kong Open and the China Open after defeating Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-16, 21-16 at the finals.

In 2007, they won the Chinese Taipei Super Series and they became world champions after defeating Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae from South Korea, 21-19 and 21-19, at the World Championships finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They also won the China Super Series after defeating Guo Zhengdong and Xie Zhongbo 21-12, 21-19 from China at the finals and they won BWF World Cup Invitation after defeating Malaysian men's double Mohd. Fairuzizuan Mohd. Tazari and Lin Woon Fui 21-18, 21-15 at the finals in Yiyang, Hunan. In July, they became runner up China Masters Super Series after lose from Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, 15-21, 16-21. On December 2, they won the Hong Kong Super Series after defeating Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan 21-12, 18-21, 21-13 at the finals. At SEA Games 2007 Thailand, they help Indonesian team won gold medal men's event team and won gold medal men's double at individual event after defeating Singapore men's double from Indonesian births, Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya 21-17 and 21-12.

In 2008, at January, they won the Malaysian Super Series