India's Lakshya Sen returns a shot during the Men's Singles Group stage badminton match against Guatemala's Kevin Cordon at the Summer Olympics 2024, in Paris, Saturday.
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Paris: Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen beat Kevin Cordon of Guatemala in straight games in a group match of the men's singles badminton competition at the Paris Olympics here on Saturday.
The 22-year-old Sen won 21-8 22-20 against reigning Pan American champion Cordon in his Olympics debut match that lasted 42 minutes.
Sen, a gold medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and bronze winner at 2021 World Championships, will face Julien Carraggi of Belgium on Monday in his second group match.
Despite Cordon's good comeback in the second game, Sen held his nerve and emerged the winner to begin his campaign on a resounding note.