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Friday, Jul 11, 2025
Lakshya Sen signed off as India's first male shuttler to reach the Olympic semifinals.
Lakshya, who was attempting to become the first India male shuttler to win an Olympic medal, won the opening game 21-13. But the world No. 7 Lee bounced back to win the next two.
Indonesia's Gregoria Tunjung took bronze in women's singles by default as her would-be opponent, Spain's Carolina Marin, was forced to retire midway through her women's singles semifinal against China's He on Sunday.
Sen let slip three game points in the opening game and then threw away a 7-0 lead in the second game.
Sen needs one more win to be assured of a medal.
One of the favourites for the gold medal, Satwik and Chirag, the reigning Asian Games champions and Commonwealth Games winners, squandered a first-game advantage.
Ashwini and her partner Tanisha Crasto suffered their third straight loss in the women's doubles competition of the Paris Games.
Indian shuttlers Sindhu, Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will take to the courts on day five of the competition.
Sen defeated Belgium's Julien Carraggi 21-19, 21-14 in the Group L match.
The withdrawal of Cordon, a Tokyo Olympics semifinalist, means Group L will be a three-player affair.
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