Lakshya Sen clinches bronze at World Badminton Championship

Dehradun: Almora’s Lakshya Sen had a historic run at the BWF

World Badminton Championship

in Huelva, Spain, where he signed off by becoming the youngest- ever Indian to win a medal at the world championship. Sen gave a tough fight to his rival Kidambi Srikanth in the semifinals, in which the former was defeated 17-21 21-14 21-17. Srikanth has eventually become the first-ever Indian male shuttler to enter the finals of the world championship.

However, at the time of filing of this report on Sunday, Srikanth lost to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 15-21 & 20-22.

“It is a proud moment for Uttarakhand. He deserves a break as he has achieved a lot at just 20 and is expected to do more for the country. He will receive a grand welcome once he returns to Almora,” said BS Mankoti, secretary, Uttaranchal State Badminton Association.