Paris Olympics 2024: India's Lakshya Sen Loses Bronze Medal Match to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in Men's Singles

India’s Lakshya Sen concluded his Paris 2024 campaign on a heartbreaking note, falling to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the men’s singles bronze medal match. Despite a strong start, Sen lost the match 21-13, 12-16, 15-21.

🇮🇳🙌 𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗚𝗡! It has truly been a campaign to remember for Lakshya Sen as he records the best-ever finish by an Indian shuttler in the men's singles event at the Olympics.

👏 Kudos to him for making it this far in his debut Olympic campaign.

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— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) August 5, 2024

Sen, who had made history as the first male Indian shuttler to reach the Olympic men’s singles semifinals, played with his right elbow heavily taped throughout the match. After winning the first game 21-13, Sen struggled as Lee Zii Jia came back to take the second game 16-12. In the final game, Sen was trailing by five points at the break, and Lee secured the win to claim the bronze medal.

In his Paris Olympics journey, the 22-year-old from Almora defeated notable players such as Jonatan Christie, HS Prannoy, and Chou Tien-Chen to reach the semifinals. However, Sen's bid for gold was thwarted when he lost to defending champion Viktor Axelsen in two games, 22-20, 21-14, ending his medal hopes.