Lakshya Sen wins bronze medal in men’s singles at World Junior Badminton Championship

India’s top junior shuttler Lakshya Sen (17) won bronze medal at Li Ning BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2018 held at Markham, Canada. In singles semi-final match, he lost to top seed and world junior number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand by 22-20, 16-21, 13-21 score. This was Sen’s first medal from this prestigious tournament in three attempts

India’s Performance BWF World Junior Badminton Championships

This was overall India’s fifth boys singles bronze medal at BWF World Junior Championships and only medal India got at this year’s Championships. Previously, RMV Gurusaidutt (2008), B Sai Praneeth (2010), HS Prannoy (2010) and Sameer Verma (2011) have won bronze medal. Siril Verma (2015) is India’s only boys singles silver-medallist at World Junior Championships. Saina Nehwal (2008) is only India’s sole gold medallist at BWF World Junior Championships. She also has won silver in 2006 in girls singles.

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018