The bronze that got away!

Updated On: 06 August, 2024 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Nadkarni

Just like against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the semi-finals, Lakshya Sen had a small lapse of concentration that allowed the speedy Malaysian Lee Zii Jia to wrest nine points in a row

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Lakshya Sen returns to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in Paris yesterday. Pic/PTI

It is galling for the Indian badminton lover to try and digest the fact that Lakshya Sen flattered to deceive, and was instrumental in India’s ending its badminton campaign in the 2024 Paris Olympics without a medal.

Sen off the boil

Sitting pretty at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena with a game in the bag, and a more than handy lead of 8-3 in the second game of his Olympic bronze medal play-off duel with Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, the 22-year-old Indian suddenly went off the boil, and simply could not recover his mojo, to succumb to a 21-13, 16-21, 11-21 defeat in 71 minutes.

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