Lakshya Sen is an Indian badminton player, who is a former world junior no. 1. He has won gold medals at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in the boys’ singles and at the Summer Youth Olympics in the mixed team event. He won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships and was runner-up at the 2022 All England Open.
LAKSHYA SEN
Age: 22
DOB: August 16, 2001
Sport: Badminton
Birthplace: Almora
MEDAL RECORDS
| Tournament |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asia Team Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asia Mixed Team Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Early Life
Lakshya comes from a badminton family. His father D.K Sen is one of the most respected coaches on the Indian badminton circuit while his paternal grandfather used to play the sport at his hometown in Almora. Moreover, his elder brother Chirag who was a national rank holder in U-13 age group, also had an influence on his badminton career.
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Personal Life
The love for badminton runs in Lakshya’s family as his father is a coach while his brother, Chirag Sen, is also a player. In fact, it was Chirag, the elder of the two, who took up the sport first. A very young Lakshya would accompany his brother to the tournament, and that is where he first saw the competition up close.
Lakshya received his training at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, one of the country’s best, and was ranked the number one singles player in the BWF World Junior ranking.
Career Highlights
Major Achievements:
- In 2016 won a bronze medal in Junior Asian Championship
- In 2017 he has ranked as the number one junior single player
- Won bronze medal in 2018 at the Junior World Championship
- In 2022 he reached the finals in the All England Open
Awards and Recognitions
- 2022 : Arjuna Award
Road to Paris Olympics 2024
Qualifying Events
The top 16 players got their tickets for Paris. So Lakshya was inside that bracket, when the Olympics 2024 qualification cycle ended on June 30.
Training and Preparation
Lakshya Sen will debut at the Olympics in Paris 2024. He has qualified for the Olympics for the first time. The last two years haven’t been the best for Lakshya, but as a former World No. 6, he has the potential to deliver the goods, when it matters the most. He is training closely with Vimal Kumar in Bengaluru.
Quotes and Interviews
Future Prospects
Lakshya Sen has already achieved a great deal, but he has the potential to achieve even more in the years to come. He will be playing in his first Olympics, and he is one of the underdogs to bag a medal.
Conclusion
Surprisingly, going into this Olympics, singles badminton isn’t India’s best chance to get a medal, but Lakshya Sen is the underdog to get a medal.
