India’s Lakshya Sen will look to become the first Indian male shuttler to win an Olympic medal when he meets Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal playoff on Monday.
The indian shuttler suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning champion Viktor Axelsen in the men’s singles semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Almora, a world championships bronze medallist, squandered a three-point advantage in the first game and a 7-0 lead in the second to surrender 20-22 14-21 to the two-time world champion Axelsen in a 54-minute semifinal clash.
India have never won an Olympic gold medal in badminton with PV Sindhu claiming a silver and bronze at the Rio and Tokyo editions and Saina Nehwal securing a bronze in the London Games.
It was Sen’s eighth loss to the Danish star with the Indian beating him only once at the 2022 German Open final.
“If I would have closed the first game, then I would have had better chance of closing the match. In the second game also, I started well but couldn’t keep the lead,” Sen told the broadcaster after the contest.
Summing up the match, Sen said, “I would take my learnings and positives from this game and give my 100 percent in bronze medal match.
“My parents, brother (Chirag Sen) is there in stands to support me. My mother is cooking lunch and dinner and sending me. I have got lot of support from the crowd and hope they will come tomorrow for the bronze medal match also.”
About losing the first game after being 20-17 ahead, Sen said “As the game went on, he started attacking more and I became passive, only defending. I should have taken chances and attacked more.”
When is Lakshya Sen’s bronze medal playoff?
Lakshya Sen will play in the Badminton men’s singles bronze medal match at 6 PM on 5 August (Monday).
Who will Lakshya Sen face in the bronze medal playoff?
Lakshya Sen will face Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the Badminton men’s singles bronze medal match.
Where to watch Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal playoff?
The Badminton men’s singles bronze medal match between Lakshya Sen and Lee Zii Jia will be streamed live for free on the Jio Cinema app and website and be available live on Sports 18 Network TV channel in India.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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