Paris Olympics 2024: Shuttler Lakshya Sen reaches semi-finals

The 22-year-old becomes the first Indian shuttler to reach Olympic Men’s Singles semis.

India inches closer to winning one more medal as Lakshya Sen, a 22-year-old badminton player, makes it to the semi-finals of the Olympic Men’s Singles at the Paris Olympics 2024. Lakshya Sen becomes the first Indian shuttler to reach the semis. All eyes are on this youngster to make it through the semis and reach the final.

Lakshya Sen reaches the Olympic Men’s Singles semi-finals at the Paris Olympics 2024.

The Badminton Men’s Singles Round of 16 match at the Paris Olympics saw Lakshya Sen beating his roommate, HS Prannoy. He then continued his winning streak by defeating Chou-Tien Chen to reach the semi-finals. He has infused high hopes among Indians to win another medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Sen secured a 12-21, 6-21 win against his Olympic village roommate, HS Prannoy, in the pre-quarter final match. He secured 19-21, 21-15, 21-12 against Taiwan’s and World No. 12 Chou-Tien Chen.

Lakshya Sen’s achievements thus far.

Lakshya Sen was born on August 16, in Almora, Uttarakhand, and is today considered one of India’s top badminton players. In 2021, he won a bronze at the World Championships. He secured gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Games. His massive contribution to India’s historic victory at the 2022 Thomas Cup further highlighted his prowess and talent in badminton. He has achieved the status of World No. 6, including his wins at the 2022 India Open and the 2023 Canada Open.

India looks forward to seeing Lakshya Sen have his eye on winning the medal for the country at the Olympics.