<p>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 <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/paris-olympics-2024">Paris Olympics</a> here on Saturday.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.Olympics 2024 | IOC says convicted Dutch rapist will compete at Games as planned.<p>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. </p>
<p>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 <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/paris-olympics-2024">Paris Olympics</a> here on Saturday.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.Olympics 2024 | IOC says convicted Dutch rapist will compete at Games as planned.<p>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. </p>