CWG 2022: 20-year-old Lakshya Sen wins gold medal in badminton men's singles

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on Monday won gold medal at ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Lakshya won top prize in men's singles event after defeating Malaysia's Tze Yong Ng 19-21, 21-9, 21-16. This was Lakshya's maiden Commonwealth Games campaign and 20-year-old did t miss an opportunity to impress with his stunning performance.  

CWG 2022: Lakshya Sen wins gold medal

Lakshya Sen won silver medal in mixed team competition to start off his CWG 2022 campaign. He started off his singles competition by beating Vern Smeed 2-0 in Round of 32 matches. He defeated Australia's Ying Xiang Lin 2-0 in Round of 16 matches. Sen faced Julien Georges Paul of Mauritius in quarterfinals and defeated him by scores of 21-12, 21-11 to move to next round. 

Jia Heng Teh of Singapore pushed Indian shuttler to limit in semifinal as match moved into its third and final set. However, Sen maintained his composure and went on to win match 10-21, 21-18, 16-21 to vance to finals.

Earlier in day, PV Sindhu won gold medal in women's singles category of bminton event. She put on a dominating performance to defeat Cana's Michelle Li 2-0 to secure top hour at Commonwealth Games. This is Sindhu's first gold medal in women's singles category at Commonwealth Games. She h won silver medal in 2018 edition of competition. 

Im: AP