Lakshya Sen vs Chou Tien-chen, Men's Singles Quarter-Finals, Highlights: Lakshya Sen has scripted a historic first in Indian badminton. With a thrilling three-game win against Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien-Chen in the quarter-final at Paris Olympics 2024, Sen reached where no Indian male shuttler has gone before. Lakshya is now the first Indian male shuttler and third Indian overall after PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal to enter badminton singles semi-finals at the Olympics. He is now just one win away from a medal. Before Lakshya, Kidambi Srikanth (2016) and Parupalli Kashyap (2012) had entered the quarter-finals at the Olympics. Sen is India's only remaining hope for a badminton medal from Paris. (Paris Olympics Medal Tally)
Here are the Highlights of badminton men's singles quarterfinals match between Lakshya Sen and Chou Tien-chen at Paris Olympics:
- 22:44 (IST)Lakshya Sen Olympics LIVE: Don't forget his rootsBorn to a Bengali family in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, badminton has always run through the veins of Lakshya Sen's family. His grandfather Chandra Lal Sen was the first person to introduce badminton to Almora, while his father D. K. Sen is his coach.
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- 22:27 (IST)Lakshya Sen Olympics LIVE: Top fitness and temperamentTo fight back from a game down against an experienced campaigner like Chou Tien-chen required excellent fitness and temperament, and that is exactly what Lakshya Sen showed today. He maintained his composure through the long rallies, through the low ebbs, to clinch a historic win!
- 22:15 (IST)Lakshya Sen Olympics LIVE: Lakshya leads deciding game at halfwayLakshya is 11-7 up in the deciding game. Four points is a sizeable gap given how close this match has proven to be. It's advantage Lakshya as we take a short break, but if this game has shown us anything, it's that Chou can never be counted out.
- 22:03 (IST)Lakshya Sen Olympics LIVE: Lakshya draws level, it's going to the deciderLakshya Sen has won the second game 21-16! Fabulous temperament from the 22-year-old, as he keeps his energy up for the entire game to take it to a decider. Chou Tien-chen looked a little tired in the end, but he will be re-energised before the third game.
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