Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen Live, Badminton Paris Olympics 2024: Lakshya trails 14-19 in 2nd game after dropping 1st | Badminton News

Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen, Badminton Paris Olympics 2024 Men’s Single Semifinal Live Updates: Lakshya Sen is trailing 14-19 in the second game after dropping the first game versus reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men’s singles semifinals at the Paris Olympics. Lakshya Sen was on the verge of winning the first game, but dropped multiple game points to allow the Dane to win the first game 22-20. But he shrugged off that disappointment fast, surging to a 7-0 lead in the second game.
Lakshya Sen has already scripted hory after becoming the first Indian individual male shuttler to reach the last four of the Olympics.
The 30-year-old from Odense, Denmark, has won the Tokyo gold and Rio bronze, two world championship titles in 2017 and 2022, a Thomas Cup triumph in 2016 and multiple BWF world tour and Superseries titles to experience a dominating run as world No. 1 from December 2021 to June 2024. Sen, a 2021 World championships bronze medall, has lost seven times to the super Dane, who faced defeat just once against the Indian at the 2022 German Open.
In their eight meetings, only two matches have gone to three games, including the contest in Muelheim an der Ruhr. A win will keep Sen on course for Indian badminton’s maiden Olympic gold, while a loss will give him a shot at the bronze medal in the play-offs.
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