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Olympics: The 7th day of Olympics 2024 was quite amazing for Indian athletes. Many Indian athletes were seen in action on Friday. Meanwhile, India’s star badminton player Lakshya Sen (Lakshya Sen ) has performed brilliantly and confirmed his place in the semi-finals of the badminton men’s singles event at the Olympics 2024. Lakshya’s next target will now be to secure a medal for India. If he wins the semi-final match, then at least a silver medal will be confirmed for India. Lakshya Sen is looking in great form in this Olympics. He is defeating top ranked players one after the other and is moving ahead.
How was Lakshya’s match
Lakshya Sen has created history by making it to the semi-finals of the badminton men’s singles event at the Olympics 2024. Lakshya Sen defeated a player from Chinese Taipei in his quarter-final match. It was not easy for him to win this match. He had to face defeat in the first set of his quarterfinal match. He came very close in the first set but lost 19-21, but even after this he controlled himself and made a great comeback in the next two sets.
On a big stage like the Olympics, even the biggest players lose their temper after losing the first set, but Lakshya Sen did not do so and after losing the first set, he performed strongly in the second set and won this set 21-15. It was at this moment that the Chinese Taipei player lost his temper and Sen took advantage of this opportunity and defeated him by a margin of 21-12 in the third set.
Sen created history
Lakshya Sen has made a big record by reaching the final of the men’s single event. He has become the first Indian player to reach the semi-finals of the men’s single event of the Olympics. Before this, no other male player had traveled this far in badminton. However, PV Sindhu has played till the Olympic final in women’s singles.
