 "India's Lakshya Sen wins gold medal in men's singles badminton of the Commonwealth Games at the NEC arena in Birmingham on Monday. (ANI")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Lakshya Sen on winning the Canada Open Super 500 badminton tournament, calling his success a testament to his tenacity and determination.
"Congratulations to the talented @lakshya_sen on his outstanding victory at the Canada Open 2023! His triumph is a testament to his tenacity and determination. It also fills our nation with immense pride. My best wishes to him for his upcoming endeavours," Modi tweeted.
Congratulations to the talented @lakshya_sen on his outstanding victory at the Canada Open 2023!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 10, 2023
His triumph is a testament to his tenacity and determination. It also fills our nation with immense pride. My best wishes to him for his upcoming endeavours. pic.twitter.com/DqCDmNSbhk
Commonwealth Games champion Sen stormed into the final of the tournament in Canada with a straight-game win over Japan's Kenta Nishimoto. He then wnet on to win the final against China's Li Shefang 21-18, 22-20. Shefang is the reigning All England Champion and is ranked number one in the BWF World Tour Finals.
Earlier, Sen, who had slipped to world number 19 after struggling to find his form early in the season, saw off the world number 11 Japanese 21-17 21-14 to enter his second Super 500 final and first BWF summit clash in over a year.
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