Indian Olympian, Lakshya Sen, created history on Friday at the Paris Olympics 2024 when he defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-Chen in the quarter-finals with fans wanting to know if he has a wife or girlfriend
The Indian badminton player won a thrilling 3-game victory against Chou Tien-Chen and become the first Indian male shuttler to reach the semi-finals in Olympic badminton singles.
With this achievement, Lakshya Sen joins PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal as the third Indian overall to reach this stage. He is now just one win away from securing a medal. So, let’s find out more details about the talented player who’s India’s hope for a badminton medal from Paris Olympics 2024.
Is Lakshya Sen married, does he have a wife or girlfriend and what is his world ranking and net worth in 2024
Been supporting this boy since he was 10 years old. So proud that at the age of 22, he has now become the first Indian Men’s Badminton player to reach the Semi finals of the Olympics. Keep going @lakshya_sen @ppbaindia @OGQ_India pic.twitter.com/VdlXw7Ds3c
— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) August 2, 2024
About Lakshya Sen
For the curious, born on August 16, 2001, in Rasyara Gaon in Almora district, Uttarakhand, Lakshya Sen is a former world junior No. 1.
The 22-year-old, has won gold at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in boys’ singles and at the Summer Youth Olympics in the mixed team event. He clinched a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships and was the runner-up at the 2022 All England Open.
Sen was also part of the Indian team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup and secured a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
In 2024, Sen made history by becoming the first Indian male badminton player to reach the semi-finals of the Olympics after defeating Chou Tien-chen in the men’s singles quarter-final.
He is single and unmarried and is ranked 19th in the world.
Coach & Career
Trained by his father, D.K. Sen, at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Sen showed his talent from a young age. In 2014, he won the Swiss Junior International and had a stellar year in the junior circuit in 2016.
He earned a bronze medal at the Junior Asian Championship and competed fiercely at the Junior World Championship. At the senior level, Sen won the men’s singles title at the 2016 India International Series tournament.
He became the number one junior singles player in BWF World Junior rankings in February 2017. Sen won the 2018 Asian Junior Championships, defeating top-seeded World Junior No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the final.
He also clinched a bronze medal at the BWF Junior World Championships in the same year. In 2023, Sen triumphed at the Canada Open, defeating China’s Li Shifeng in straight sets in the final.
He was also part of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the men’s team event at the 2022 Asian Games.
Net Worth
In 2024, Lakshya Sen’s net worth is around $5 million that is approximately Rs. 41 crore. He was honored with the Arjuna Award in 2022.
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