Under pressure, Lakshya came out on top, says Vimal

Newly crowned Commonwealth Games badminton champion Lakshya Sen, who will celebrate his 21st birthday next Tuesday, is not only scaling new heights, but also setting new trends, partly funding his own training.

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Bengaluru: The youngster, who is accompanied by noted physio Heath Mathews in Birmingham, was more than happy to chip in with his own money to get the best of training. “Lakshya is getting funding from the central government’s TOP scheme and that’s a big help. But he has set a new trend by spending from his own pocket to add to the government’s allowance which helped him get the services of the best in the business,” sources told TOI.