Lakshya Sen has been going from strength to strength in recent times. The 20-year-old shuttler had earlier finished runners-up in the prestigious All England Championships in March, before helping India win the Tomas Cup in May.
Now, he has won the men's singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a tough win against Malaysia's NG Tze Yong on Monday.
Sen fought with a lot of heart after losing the first game in the final to ultimately clinch the match 19-21, 21-19 and 21-16.
With Sen's gold medal win, India had two podium finishers in men's singles with the veteran Kidambi Srikanth winning the bronze medal. "It's a great feeling to share the podium with Srikanth bhaiya.
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