Lakshya Sen, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Anantjeet Singh Naruka will leave the Paris Olympics 2024 empty-handed despite coming so close to winning medals.
India had two medals at stake within one hour at the Paris Olympics 2024. Lakshya Sen competed for bronze in badminton, while the skeet mixed team duo, Maheshwari Chauhan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka, aimed for a medal in the bronze medal playoffs. However, it was a double heartbreak as we lost the chance to clinch medal in both.
Lakshya Sen was facing Malaysia’s seventh seed Zii Jia Lee, whom he has a head to head record of 4-1, but, he did not stand in the winning side as lost the game by 21-13, 16-21 and 21-11.
On the other hand, skeet mixed team pair missed the medal by just one shot in the broze medal playoof against Chienes pair China’s Yiting Jiang and Jianlin Lyu. Chauhan-Naruka finishing fourth with a score of 43. The duo was were just one point behind Chinese, who secured the bronze with a score of 44.
🇮🇳🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔! From defeating Jonatan Christie to qualify for the knockouts to giving Viktor Axelsen a real scare in the semi-final, Lakshya Sen has shown the whole world exactly what he is capable of.
💪 At the age of 22, he has already achieved so… pic.twitter.com/DvRJ9ma1Nj
— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) August 5, 2024
Another 4th position finish for India
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