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All England has given me self-belief to beat big players: Lakshya Sen

All England Championships final has given him the self-belief to beat top players but Indian shutter Lakshya Sen on Tuesday said he will need to maintain his fitness going into the upcoming big-ticket events. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand has been sensational en route to the men's singles final at Birmingham, and he attributed his transformation to the experience of playing in Indonesia and the World Championships last year. He also said the hard work he put in to improve his fitness during the COVID-19 pandemic, helped.

"Gave It My All": Lakshya Sen On His All-England Open Journey

Top Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on Monday said he is "living a dream" by bringing laurels for the country at the world stage and he "gave it all" during his maiden final against Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen at the All England Championship. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand has been simply sensational en route to his final appearance at Birmingham but he couldn't go the distance, going down in straight games to world no 1 Axelsen.

Lakshya Sen Breaks Into World's Top 10; Treesa-Gayatri Reach Career-Best Ranking In Doubles

Indian badmiton star Lakshya Sen's silver medal winning feat at the All England Badminton Championships helped him break into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand, who became only the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.

Lakshya Sen breaks into world's top 10; Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand reach career-best ranking in doubles

badmiton star Lakshya Sen's silver medal winning feat at the All England Badminton Championships helped him break into the top 10 of the latest BWF World Ranking on Tuesday. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand, who became only the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points, surpassing reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. Sen had suffered a heartbreaking straight-game loss to Olympic champion and world No.

Badminton-China team pull out of Swiss Open due to COVID, injuries

The Chinese team withdrew from the Swiss Open Super 300 event in Basel on Tuesday due to a number of COVID-19 cases and injuries, global governing body Badminton World Federation (BWF) said.

Devendra Jhajharia becomes first para athlete to receive Padma Bhushan

Devendra Jhajharia on Monday became the first para athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award. The 40-year-old Jhajharia received the prestigious award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Jhajharia is a multiple-time Paralympics medal winner, having won his maiden gold during the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, his second gold medal during the Rio Games in 2016, and a silver medal during the 2020 Tokyo edition last year.

I'm living my dream, says Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen on Monday said he is "living a dream" by bringing laurels for the country at the world stage and he "gave it all" during his maiden final against Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen at the All England Open Championship. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand has been simply sensational en route to his final appearance at Birmingham but he couldn't go the distance, going down in straight games to world no 1 Axelsen. "It's been a long journey for me from Almora to the All England Open. I gave it my all on the court in the final yesterday vs Viktor but it wasn't meant to be," Sen wrote in a post shared on his Twitter handle.

"Gave It My All": Lakshya Sen On His All-England Open Journey

Top Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on Monday said he is "living a dream" by bringing laurels for the country at the world stage and he "gave it all" during his maiden final against Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen at the All England Championship. The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand has been simply sensational en route to his final appearance at Birmingham but he couldn't go the distance, going down in straight games to world no 1 Axelsen.

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All England has given me self-belief to beat big players: Lakshya Sen

"Gave It My All": Lakshya Sen On His All-England Open Journey

Lakshya Sen Breaks Into World's Top 10; Treesa-Gayatri Reach Career-Best Ranking In Doubles

Lakshya Sen breaks into world's top 10; Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand reach career-best ranking in doubles

Badminton-China team pull out of Swiss Open due to COVID, injuries

Devendra Jhajharia becomes first para athlete to receive Padma Bhushan

I'm living my dream, says Lakshya Sen

"Gave It My All": Lakshya Sen On His All-England Open Journey