Olympics 2024 Badminton: Lakshya Sen finishes fourth, Lee Zii Jia wins bronze - Highlights
Lakshya Sen finishes fourth at the Paris Olympics as Lee Zii Jia beat him in 71 minutes in the bronze medal playoff.
Lakshya Sen conceded an opening game lead to Lee Zii Jia to lose the bronze medal playoff against his Malaysian counterpart 21-13, 16-21 11-21 in 71 minutes.
Despite the defeat, Lakshya ended his Paris 2024 campaign on a high. He became the first Indian male shuttler to make it to the semifinals at the Olympic Games.
Catch highlights:
Lee finishes it off with a mighty body smash. It shows how his game has transformed in this bronze medal playoff. He was nowhere close to his best in the opening game. He lost it 13-21.
But from the second game onwards, he retrieved almost everything and found his big smashes back to beat Lakshya 21-16, 21-11 in the next two games.
Heartbreak for Lakshya Sen. He will have to go home empty-handed, while Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia wins the bronze medal.
Final result: Lakshya Sen loses to Lee Zii Jia 21-13, 16-21, 11-21 in 71 minutes
Lakshya's toss goes long. He challenges it unsuccessfully. Lee is on a bronze medal point at 20-11.
Lee wins three points in a row to extend his lead to 19-10.
Lakshya wins a point. But he is still behind by six points at 10-16.
Lakshya loses a net battle. Lee is excellent in his game. The Malaysian shuttler claims an eight-point lead at 16-8.
The line judge says it goes wide. Lakshya successfully challenges it and trails 6-10.
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