PM hails shuttler Lakshya Sens spirited fight after loss in All England Championships final
New Delhi Mar 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed shuttler Lakshya Sen for putting up a spirited fight after he lost the final of the All England Championships and expressed confidence that he would keep scaling new heights of success Sens dream run at the All England Championships ended with a heartbreaking straight-game loss against world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the mens singles final on Sunday continuing Indias 21-year-long agonising wait for the coveted trophy Proud of you lakshyasen Youve shown remarkable grit and tenacity You put up a spirited fight Best wishes for your future endeavours Modi tweeted I am confident you will keep scaling new heights of success the prime minister said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also hailed Sens performance You are second to none lakshyasen You have won a billion hearts Congratulations for a wonderful performance You have done India proud My best wishes for your future endeavours Gandhi tweeted After four days of sensational badminton the 20-year-old Sen faltered on the cusp of history as he committed too many errors to go down 10-21 15-21 to former champion Axelsen in the summit clash PTI ASK SKC SMN SMN
New Delhi Mar 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed shuttler Lakshya Sen for putting up a spirited fight after he lost the final of the All England Championships and expressed confidence that he would keep scaling new heights of success Sens dream run at the All England Championships ended with a heartbreaking straight-game loss against world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the mens singles final on Sunday continuing Indias 21-year-long agonising wait for the coveted trophy Proud of you lakshyasen Youve shown remarkable grit and tenacity You put up a spirited fight Best wishes for your future endeavours Modi tweeted I am confident you will keep scaling new heights of success the prime minister said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also hailed Sens performance You are second to none lakshyasen You have won a billion hearts Congratulations for a wonderful performance You have done India proud My best wishes for your future endeavours Gandhi tweeted After four days of sensational badminton the 20-year-old Sen faltered on the cusp of history as he committed too many errors to go down 10-21 15-21 to former champion Axelsen in the summit clash PTI ASK SKC SMN SMN
