India’s Lakshya Sen after winning the men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
Paris Olympics 2024: Sen Beats Chou Tien Chen To Enter SFs - In Pics
Lakshya Sen inched closer to a maiden Olympic medal after becoming the first Indian male shuttler to advance to the semifinals with a thrilling three-game win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen at the Paris Games 2024 on Friday. The 22-year-old from Almora, a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, combined pace with precision and held his nerve during key moments to emerge 19-21 21-15 21-12 winner against world number 11 Chou, a 2022 World Championships bronze medallist in an intense quarterfinal battle. Sen, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, will face the winner of the match between 2021 World Champion Loh kean Yew of Singapore and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the last four.
Lakshya Sen after winning against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen after winning the men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
India’s Lakshya Sen | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen after winning the men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
Lakshya Sen plays a shot during the badminton singles quarterfinal | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen plays a shot during the men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen during men’s badminton singles quarterfinal | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen plays a shot during the men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match against India’s Lakshya Sen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
India’s Lakshya Sen plays a shot against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen plays a shot during a men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match against China's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
Lakshya Sen during a men’s badminton singles against China's Chou Tien Chen | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen during a men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match against China's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
Lakshya Sen | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen plays a shot during a men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match against China's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
Men’s badminton singles between Lakshya Sen and Chou Tien Chen | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen plays a shot during a men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match against China's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
Lakshya Sen celebrate a point against Chou Tien Chen | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India’s Lakshya Sen during a men’s badminton singles quarterfinal match against China's Chou Tien Chen at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
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