India's Lakshya Sen will need to play out of his skin to keep his maiden gold medal hopes alive when he takes on the reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals at the Paris Games here on Sunday.
Making his Olympics debut, Sen created history on Friday after becoming the first Indian individual male shuttler to reach the last four of the showpiece with a 19-21 21-15 21-12 win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in an intense quarterfinal match.
The Indian will have yet another uphill task at hand when he takes on Axelsen, the baby-faced badminton giant, who has terrorised his opponents in the last few years.
This story is from the August 04, 2024 edition of The Free Press Journal.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the August 04, 2024 edition of The Free Press Journal.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
France wins gold in blind football under Eiffel lights
France defeated Argentina 3-2 on penalties under the lights of the Eiffel Tower for the gold medal in blind football on the penultimate day of the Paralympic Games.
India makes a mark in Paris
Thanks to plenty of firsts and proven performers at the Paralympics
Allure for Tennis attire grows off the court
While tennis fans savour the last matches of the U.S. Open, a subset of spectators and TV viewers have watched the year’s final Grand Slam tournament as a source of fashion inspiration they can use to serve looks off the court.
Sabalenka outclasses Pegula to win title
Aryna had reached semis twice and was 2023 runner-up in New York
Pacers shine in India B victory
Dayal scalps three while Mukesh and Navdeep take two each
21 killed as Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc in Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, after wreaking havoc in northern Vietnam, where it damaged factories and infrastructure in export-oriented industrial hubs.
Pro-euthanasia film bags top prize at Venice Fest
Pro-euthanasia film The Room Next Door has won the Venice Film Festival's best film award.
Gunman crosses Jordan, kills 3 Israelis
Three people have been killed in an attack at the border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials said on Sunday.
Musk could be 1st trillionaire by 2027
Elon Musk is on pace to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new report acquired by The Guardian, from a group that tracks wealth.
Why boy's father charged with 2nd degree murder
Georgia prosecutors’ decision to charge the father of a 14year-old accused of killing two students and a pair of teachers at Apalachee High School with murder signals a fundamental change in the way the justice system deals with gun owners whose alleged negligence allows their children to end lives with a firearm.
