Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated shuttler Lakshya Sen on winning gold medal for India at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
Congratulate shuttler @lakshya_sen on winning historic #Gold Medal for India in Men’s Singles in @birminghamcg22. He made a spectacular comeback from a game down to seal the match. May he continue his winning run and make the country proud. #CWG2022 #Birmingham https://t.co/ACDJEB94za
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 8, 2022
Shuttler Lakshya Sen won India’s 20th gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after beating Malaysia’s Tze Yong NG 19-21, 21-9 and 21-16 in the men’s singles final on Monday.
In his debut outing in the multi-nation event, Lakshya, 20, came back incredibly well after losing the first set to become the fourth Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in men’s singles category after Prakash Padukone (1978), Syed Modi (1982) and Parupalli Kashyap (2014).
It also means that India have first and third podium finish in men’s singles badminton after Kidambi Srikanth clinched bronze medal after defeating Jia Heng Teh of Singapore 21-15, 21-18.
Earlier in the day, badminton ace PV Sindhu won her maiden gold medal in women’s singles, defeating Michelle Li of Canada 21-15, 21-13.