Dynamite News Badminton Association to honour shuttler Lakshaya Sen
Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to honour Lakshya Sen who bagged gold at the recently-concluded Asian Junior Championship.
New Delhi: Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to honour Lakshya Sen who bagged gold at the recently-concluded Asian Junior Championship.
BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma took to twitter and announced the cash prize of Rs. 10 Lakh for the rising badminton star.
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"To honour this incredible talent and inspire many others like him to aspire for the stars, as President of @BAI_Media I am glad to have announced a cash prize of ?10 lakh to @lakshya_sen for winning Gold at Junior Asian #Badminton Championship in Jakarta. #SundayMotivation," Sarma tweeted.
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The president had earlier congratulated the young shuttler for winning the gold medal and making India proud.
The 16-year-old sportsman created a history by beating top-seed Kunlavut Vitidsaran of Indonesia 21-19, 21-18 to win gold for India at the mega-event after a gap of six years. (ANI)