Lakshya Sen's story from tears to cheers!

Updated On: 23 March, 2022 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro

Star shuttler Lakshya Sen would cry as a kid whenever he was trailing; dad DK says those emotions were an early sign of his son’s determination to excel

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Lakshya Sen during the All England Championships final against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen at Birmingham on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Behind the charming, boyish smile of India’s young badminton sensation, Lakshya Sen, it’s difficult to imagine that there have been a lot of tears. Not tears of sorrow, but tears of frustration that he endured as a kid when he would lose to players much older than him at the lone badminton court in Uttarakhand’s Almora town.

‘Grateful to my coaches’

During a virtual media interaction a couple of days after his impressive runner-up finish at the prestigious All England Championships with his father and coach DK Sen by his side, Lakshya recalled some of those early days in the sport. “We had just one court and more often than not, we [kids] hardly got to play and would end up doing wall practice at the side. But I enjoyed it all and am grateful to my coaches at the PPBA [Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy] and for the support of OGQ [Olympic Gold Quest] throughout,” said Lakshya, 20, who won the bronze medal at the World Championships last year and followed it up with gold at the India Open earlier this year.

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