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Sen storms into semis
Updated On: 03 August, 2024 07:38 AM IST | Paris | PTI
Women’s singles players PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are the only Indians to have crossed the quarter-final stage.
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India’s Lakshya Sen during his quarter-final against Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Tapei in Paris yesterday. PIC/Getty Images
Lakshya Sen inched closer to a maiden Olympic medal after becoming the first Indian male shuttler to advance to the semi-finals with a thrilling three-game win over Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen at the Paris Games here on Friday.
The 22-year-old from Almora, a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, combined pace with precision and held his nerve during key moments to emerge 19-21, 21-15, 21-12 winner against World No. 11 Chou, a 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, in an intense quarter-final battle.
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