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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.
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- 5 Aug 2024 1:19 PM GMT
Its one game all
Jia won eight points on the trot at one stage to turn the tables on Sen in that second game.
Sen's right elbow is bleeding now as well.
Has that injury contributed to his dip in form?
- 5 Aug 2024 1:16 PM GMT
Game 2: Sen trails 16-20
Sen pushes the shuttle long and Jia now has four game points.
- 5 Aug 2024 1:14 PM GMT
Game 2: Sen trails 16-19
The tables have turned here.
Sen dived to retrieve a shuttle in the first game and skinned his right elbow, which is now profusely bleeding.
He receive on-court medical attention.
- 5 Aug 2024 1:12 PM GMT
Game 2: Sen trails 15-18
A drop shot from Jia and Sen can only sky the shuttle back, which Jia puts away with ease.
Jia is three points away from leveling the match here.
- 5 Aug 2024 1:10 PM GMT
Game 2: Sen trails 14-16
A service error from Sen now hands Jia a two-point lead.
- 5 Aug 2024 1:09 PM GMT
Game 2: Sen trails 14-15
Great net play from Sen.
Multiple drop shots and a final smash to reduce the gap to one point.
- 5 Aug 2024 1:08 PM GMT
Game 2: Sen trails 13-14
Sen on the offensive now.
He's pulling out his jump-smashes to finish the points.
