CWG 2022 Day 11: India's Lakshya Sen wins gold in badminton finals
Birmingham [UK], August 8: Twenty-year old Indian shutter Lakshya Sen clinched gold medal in men’s singles badminton by defeating Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022.
In a very brilliant way, Lakshya found the way to his victory. He won the match by 19-21, 21-19 and 21-16. He took on the Malaysian challenge head-on and toiled his way towards the ultimate prize.
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Meanwhile, at the opening of the match Lakshya and Malaysian opponent started the game on a very even note. At the very beginning of the match, Sen gained a slight advantage with 5-4 lead.
Sen kept fighting and eventually made it to the gold medal by making it to 19-19 but on the other side, But Tze Yong secured the first game after outclassing the Indian by 19-21.
The next round between the two started off with Tze Yong having a lead. Sen continued fighting hard for his points and made things 6-6. Lakshya's perseverance eventually took him to a 11-9 lead halfway into the game, which eventually widened to 18-9. Sen won the second game by 21-9 to set up an exciting decider.
The decider game also started on an exciting note, with both players toiling hard for points. Sen was better this time. Halfway through the game, he had an 11-7 lead, which widened to 15-11. Sen eventually swung his racket to a win by 21-16 in the third game, which helped him seal the match and clinch the gold.
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Meanwhile, earlier today Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu bagged India's first gold medal in Badminton at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 and the first women's singles CWG gold medal of her career.
-PTC News with ANI inputs
