Lakshya Sen

India Have Won At Least One Medal In Every BWF World Championships Since 2011

India have won a medal in each and every edition of BWF World Championships since 2011. Take a look at this elite list of players.

Aug 26, 2023, 14:12 PM IST

PV Sindhu Crashes Out Of Canada Open 2023; Lakshya Sen One Step Away From Gold

Lakshya defeated Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in straight games to book a spot in the semis. The biggest disappointment from India's standpoint was Sindhu losing the match in just 2 games against Akane Yamaguchi.

Jul 09, 2023, 11:58 AM IST

Canada Open Badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Advance To Quarter-Finals

Lakshya, who stunned second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the first round, next faces Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the quarterfinals. Sindhu will face China's Gao Fang Jie for a place in the semifinals. 

Jul 07, 2023, 20:25 PM IST

Indonesia Open 2023: Kidambi Srikanth Upsets Lakshya Sen To Reach Quarters, PV Sindhu Crashes Out

Kidambi Srikanth defeated compatriot Lakshya Sen in straight games to reach the men’s singles quarterfinals in Jakarta on Thursday

Jun 15, 2023, 14:01 PM IST

Thailand Open 2023: Lakshya Sen Books Spot In Semi-Finals As Kiran George Bows Out

India's Kiran George went down to Frenchman Toma Junior Popov 16-21, 17-21 in a match that lasted for 41 minutes. Ranked 59th in the world, George could not catch up to world No. 28 Toma Junior Popov after conceding an early lead.

Jun 02, 2023, 20:37 PM IST

Asia Badminton Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Round Of 16; Lakshya Sen Knocked Out In First Round

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sen, who took a short break to focus on his mental and physical health, was eliminated by world number 7 Loh Kean Yew in a 7-21, 21-23 loss.
 

Apr 26, 2023, 20:00 PM IST

All England Badminton Championships 2023: Treesa Jolly And Gayatri Gopichand Post Stunning Win, Lakshya Sen Bows Out

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have been in good form, having claimed a win over world No. 7 Tan Pearly and Thinnah Muralitharan at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship in February. 

Mar 17, 2023, 07:47 AM IST

National Sports Awards 2022: Sharath Kamal, Lakshya Sen, Nikhat Zareen and others get prestigious awards

Apart from these three, Triple jumper Eldhose Paul and steeplechaser Avinash Sable were also conferred with the Arjuna Award.

Nov 30, 2022, 21:57 PM IST

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy beats Lakshya Sen to enter quarter-finals

It was a gruelling one hour and 15 minute battle between Lakshya and Prannoy who eventually eked out a 17-21, 21-16, 21-17 over his teammate. It was the fourth meeting of the year for the two Indians after Prannoy's win, their head-to-head record standing at 2-2.

Aug 25, 2022, 15:59 PM IST

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy stuns 2nd seed Kento Momota to set up Round of 16 clash vs Lakshya Sen

Incidentally, it was Prannoy's first win over Momota in eight matches. In their previous clashes, the Indian won only one game against his higher-rated Japanese rival.

Aug 24, 2022, 18:34 PM IST

BWF World Championships: Lakshya Sen sails into Round of 16, Kidambi Srikanth CRASHES out

The Indian men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila moved to the pre-quarterfinals but Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made a second round exit from the prestigious tournament. 

Aug 24, 2022, 15:29 PM IST

BWF World Badminton Championships 2022: Lakshya Sen opens campaign with win, B Sai Praneeth crashes out

The 20-year-old Lakshya Sen, who had returned with a bronze on his debut in Spain last year, prevailed 21-12, 21-11 over an erratic Vittinghus in his opening match. 

Aug 22, 2022, 14:46 PM IST

Watch: CWG 2022 gold-medalist shuttler Lakshya Sen shakes leg at Bengaluru airport

The Indian contingent had a great outing in Badminton, in which it won six medals in total, consisting of three golds, one silver and two bronze medals.

Aug 10, 2022, 17:57 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Medal Tally: India complete 200 gold medals in Games, become 4th nation to achieve THIS feat

Australia tops the list with 1,003 gold medals, followed by England’s 773 in the second place with Canada in third with 510.

Aug 09, 2022, 12:09 PM IST

Achanta Sharath Kamal to PV Sindhu: Indians who won multiple medals at CWG 2022, in pics

India ended up with a total of 61 medals including 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. There were 10 Indians who managed to win more than 1 medal at the CWG 2022. Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal led the way with three gold and 1 silver for a total of 4 medals while compatriot Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won 3 medals with 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Here's a list of top stars who won more than 1 medal at CWG 2022 including PV Sindhu and squash star Saurav Ghosal.

Aug 09, 2022, 10:45 AM IST

India won 5 medals less at CWG 2022 than 2018 edition and yet this is a better show, here's why

Despite the 61 medals won by India at CWG 2022, the critics are pointing towards the 2018 Gold Coast medals tally where India won 66 medals. There were 26 gold in that edition, compared to 22 this time. But there is a lot that goes missing when such comparisons are made.

Aug 08, 2022, 20:26 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Lakshya Sen clinches maiden CWG gold, beats NG Tze Yong in final - WATCH

Yong dominated the first game, as Lakshya tried to play catch up for most part of the game. The Indian however picked his game after the halfway stage as it was 18-18 with just 3 points remaining in the game. But Yong ensured there were not further hiccups and he won it 21-19. 

Aug 08, 2022, 16:34 PM IST

Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 Day 11 Highlights: Indian men's hockey team wins silver, India finish with 22 gold medals

Check Live Scores and Updates from Day 11 of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Monday (August 8). Check Commonwealth Games 2022 India Schedule for Day 11 and much more.

Aug 08, 2022, 12:37 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 India Schedule: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and India hockey team bid to bring home gold

In table tennis, Indian legend Achanta Sharath Kamal will be bidding to win his 7th CWG gold, when he takes on Liam Pitchford of England in the men’s singles final.

Aug 08, 2022, 08:31 AM IST

Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen knocked out by compatriot HS Prannoy in second round

Lakshya Sen was comprehensively beaten 10-21, 9-21 by Prannoy in a men's singles match that lasted a little more than half an hour.

Jun 15, 2022, 17:39 PM IST