The blossoming of Lakshya Sen
The Hindu
After making the badminton world sit up and take notice in 2021, the 20-year-old is determined to continue his progress towards becoming a consistently elite player at the highest level
As a little kid, Lakshya Sen often accompanied older brother Chirag to badminton classes at picturesque Almora, a town nestled in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon Hills. He did not need to look far for inspiration: grandfather Chandra Lal, father Dhirendra Kumar Sen and Chirag were very good players.
Lakshya took to the sport at six, and a couple of years later his dad, a former SAI coach, felt his talented son needed to be in the country's best badminton centre to realise his full potential.
“He was a very confident and aggressive player. He was sharp and had a good game strategy too,” said Dhirendra, who played with the great Syed Modi in his prime.