Badminton News: Lakshya Sen wins silver in badminton at Youth Olympic Games

Former junior world No. 1 Lakshya Sen had to settle for the silver medal after he went down in straight games in the men’s singles badminton final at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. The 17-year-old suffered a 15-21, 19-21 defeat against China’s Shifeng Li in 42 minutes. The fourth seed shuttler showed a solid fighting spirit in the second game as he managed to save four match points to inch closer towards his Chinese opponent. But Li managed to held his nerve together and push for the win without losing a game. He became the second Indian shuttler to win a silver at the event in 8 years. It was HS Prannoy who had achieved the same feat back in 2010.