Olympics 2024 Badminton: Lakshya beats Carraggi in straight games, Tanisha-Ashwini lose - Highlights

Game 1: Carraggi errs, Lakshya gains a point

Carraggi goes for a smash and plays the shuttle into the net. Lakshya is behind by a point at 17-18.

Game 1: Mistake from Lakshya

The Indian plays his backhand flick to the net, giving Carraggi a 18-16 lead.

Game 1: Lakshya breaks Carraggi's point spree

Lakshya wins two points in a row to trail 16-17. 

Carraggi goes long here. 

Game 1: Carraggi goes for hard smash

Lakshya is nowhere near the shuttle. Carraggi claims a 16-14 lead. 

Carraggi extends his lead further to make it 17-14. 

Game 1: Lakshya makes it two in a row

Lakshya goes for flat exchanges and forces Carragi to play his angled return into the net. 

Lakshya collects two points to make it 13-15.

Now it is three, as he trails 14-15. 

Game 1: Lakshya makes it two in a row

Lakshya goes for flat exchanges and forces Carragi to play his angled return into the net. 

Lakshya collects two points to make it 13-15.

Now it is three, as he trails 14-15. 

Game 1: Carraggi takes three-point advantage

Two quick points for Carragi, he wins the last one with a powerful smash. Lakshya has no chance fo retrieval. 

Carraggi makes it three in a row, this time he goes diagonal. 

Carraggi leads 15-12. 

Game 1: Carraggi goes long, Lakshya reduces the gap

It is 12-13 in Lakshya's favour.

Game 1: Carraggi extends his lead

Carraggi manages to retain his lead with a big smash. He leads 13-11.

Game 1: Lakshya wins a solid rally with a deft placement

Lakshya converts defence into offence by engaging himself in a rally at the net and wins the duel with an angled return. Deft placement of the shuttle from the Indian player. 

Lakshya is behind by a point at 11-12.