Lakshya Sen with Deepika Padukone© Twitter
Lakshya Sen was India’s best-performing badminton star on the Paris Olympics 2024. He turned the primary Indian male shuttler to enter the semi-final of an Olympics. Nevertheless, he missed the medal by a whisker. He went right down to Viktor Axelsen within the semi-final after which additionally misplaced the bronze medal match to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia. These two outcomes broke a billion hearts who had been rooting for the rising star.. “After the match (semi-finals), I used to be devastated. It will damage for some time that I could not give India the medal at this Olympics. I knew I used to be going to face Viktor Axelsen within the match and the way in which I had ready, issues had been nice. Total, I had the precise ways. I had the precise method. On the essential phases I might have been just a little extra medical. Now that I sit again and assume, I do know there are some issues that I might have performed higher. All the things was nice, however in direction of the tip, I wasn’t capable of get there,” Lakshya mentioned in a chat with People of Bombay.
After his loss within the bronze medal match, Prakash Padukone mentioned that it was excessive time for Indian gamers to ship, particularly with the help that everyone acquired from all quarters.
“Everybody was upset, I do know the place he got here from. I respect what he says. That has helped me so much. Vimal sir and Prakash sir talked to me after the match. They informed me there have been loads of issues that I did proper, however there have been issues which I might have performed higher,” he mentioned.
Lakshya added that Deepika Padukone, daughter of Prakash Padukone, referred to as him up after the loss.
“They’ve been actually supportive. Even after the bronze medal match, she referred to as me and mentioned ‘It is nice; don’t be concerned. You probably did good.’ Prakash sir has been like a mentor and father determine to me. It is at all times good to speak to them if I would like any recommendation or need to discuss to them freely,” he mentioned.
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