In the recently-concluded Arctic Open, Sindhu and Sen made their return to Badminton World Federation (BWF) touring circuit for the first time since Paris Olympics, but could not impress much. World number 16 Sindhu was eliminated from the tournament in the opening round after loss to Canada
In the pre-quarters of the competition being held in Vantaa, the world number 19 Lakhshya lost to Chou Tien Chen, 10th in the badminton rankings in a hard-fought match by 19-21, 21-18, 21-15 in one hour and 10 minutes, as per Olympics.com.
Srikanth, 31, has not featured in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour circuit since his injury during the Singapore Open back in May. Now, as per Olympics.com, he returns as a sixth-seed for the BWF Super 300 event.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday honoured four players of the state who participated in the recently concluded Paris Olympics.
Mom-to-be Deepika Padukone was spotted enjoying a warm and joyful evening in Mumbai on August 20, as she dined with her husband Ranveer Singh's family and Indian Olympian badminton player Lakshya Sen.
After returning from the recently concluded Paris Olympics, ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen shared his experience after meeting the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his residence on Sunday.
: After meeting the Indian contingent that recently returned from the Paris Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was an honour for him to host all the Indian athletes at his residence.
India could not open their medal account in badminton at the Paris Olympics. Shuttler Lakshya Sen missed out on a bronze medal in the men's singles event after suffering a defeat against Malaysia's Zii Jia Lee on Monday
India badminton icon Prakash Padukone feels players need to step up and take responsibility for their performances and success, and the federation cannot be blamed for the lack of results.
Axelsen just became the second shuttler to repeat the men's singles title win after the legendary Chinese player Lin Dan, who secured the top title in 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics.