Lakshya Sen vs Zii Jia Lee, Badminton Men’s Singles Bronze Medal Playoff, Live Updates: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will be going up against Malaysia’s Zii Jia Lee in the bronze medal playoff of badminton men’s singles event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Lakshya will be aiming to continue India’s badminton medal streak at the Olympics, having won in the last three editions. In the semi-finals, Lakshya suffered a straight-games defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen. The 22-year-old from Almora, a 2021 World Championships bronze medalist, squandered a five-point advantage in the first game and a 7-0 lead in the second to surrender 20-22, 14-21 to the two-time world champion Axelsen in a 54-minute semifinal clash.
The match is expected to get underway at 6:00 PM IST.
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