Lakshya Sen revealed the conversation Prakash Padukone had with him after the heartbreak of the Paris Olympics
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KEY POINTS
- Lakshya Sen revealed his conversation with Prakash Padukone
- Padukone’s comments after Lakshya’s defeat sparked mixed reactions
- Lakshya was close to winning an Olympic medal in Paris
Apart from the Vinesh Phogat incident that left the entire nation in shock, India’s biggest heartbreak in 2024 Paris Olympics wine in the badminton court as Lakshya Sen He missed the chance to become the first male athlete to win an Olympic medal for the country.
After becoming the country’s first men’s singles semi-finalist in Olympic history, Lakshya found himself in pole position against the legendary Danish shuttler. Victor Axelsen Having taken a 20-17 lead in the first game but losing three set points, she took an 8-0 lead in the second set but failed to win the set.
In the bronze medal clash against Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, the Commonwealth champion won the first set, took an 8-3 lead in the second game and looked set to make it onto the podium. However, he was unable to seal victory and ended up returning from his first Olympics without a medal around his neck.
Publish the game, legendary shuttle Prakash Padukone He did not mince his words in the post-match talk. The former world number one, who was Lakshya’s coach, expressed his disappointment to the media and also urged Indian athletes to take responsibility for their performances.
Lakshya opened up about the comments and revealed her conversation with Padukone after the match. Lakshya revealed that the coaching staff was disappointed with the loss and told her what she could improve on in future tournaments.
“From where he comes from, he has seen the whole journey. Everyone was disappointed. I know where he comes from and his commitment to the way we have worked together to achieve this goal. The advice he has given me always helps. I respect what he says. Even after the match, Prakash sir and Vimal sir spoke to me about certain things that I needed to improve. We sorted it out. All Bura Laga “We feel a little bad that we lost and couldn’t win a match. Overall, they said the performance was good and in future tournaments, there were a lot of things that we did well to get here, but again, there were a few other things that we could have done differently,” Lakshya Sen said in an interaction on the website. Humans of Bombay YouTube Channel.
In his short career, Lakshya has already established himself among the country’s top male athletes. The 23-year-old won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships and a gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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