“Will Undoubtedly Give His Finest”: Lakshya Sen’s Father Forward Of Bronze Medal Match At Paris Olympics

Following Lakshya Sen’s loss to Denmark’s Victor Axelsen within the semifinal of the lads’s singles conflict within the ongoing Paris Olympics, his father, Dhirendra Kumar Sen, confirmed confidence within the shuttler and stated that he would undoubtedly bag the bronze medal for his nation. Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen misplaced to reigning Olympic champion Victor Axelsen within the semifinals of the lads’s singles competitors on the ongoing Paris Olympics on Sunday. Lakshya misplaced to Victor by 20-22, 14-21.

“It occurs generally. Lakshya tried his greatest. If he had gained at present, then we’d be actually blissful, and now he’ll put together for the bronze medal match. He’s very centered on this match and has performed rather well to date. He could be glad along with his efficiency. Lakshya will certainly give his greatest for the bronze medal and he will certainly win for the nation,” Dhirendra Kumar Sen informed ANI.

Regardless of dealing with a higher-ranked participant, world quantity 22 Lakshya matched the world quantity two’s depth rather well for a great chunk of the match. At one level, having gained six factors in a row, Lakshya was main with a scoreline of 15-9 within the first recreation. Axelsen made a powerful comeback and that, mixed with some unforced errors, helped the Olympic champion bag the primary recreation 22-20.

Within the second recreation, Lakhsya was preventing actually exhausting, main by 7-0 at one level. However Olympic champion Victor showcased his big-match temperament by making a powerful turnaround to win the sport by 21-14 and attain the gold medal match in 54 minutes.

Axelsen will likely be defending his Olympic gold medal towards Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn on Monday. However, Lakshya continues to be within the hunt for a medal and can play for the bronze medal towards Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia tomorrow as effectively.

Axelsen improves his report towards Sen, going as much as 8-1 in 9 single matches. The Indian shuttler’s single win towards the Danish got here within the 2022 German Open semi-final bout, when Lakshya sealed a 21-13, 12-21, 22-20 victory.

Earlier than making his place within the semi-final, Lakshya locked horns towards Chinese language Taipei’s Chou Tien-Chen and clinched a 19-21, 21-15, 21-12 win.

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