Badminton: Lakshya Sen bags gold in Jakarta

Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen bagged a Gold medal today by lifting the Asia Junior Badminton Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Placed sixth, Lakshya stunned local favourite and top seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight games, 21-19, 21-18 in the Final. The 16-year old had defeated China's second seed Li Shifeng and fourth-placed Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay of Indonesia en route to the summit clash. Lakshya had won a Bronze medal in the 2016 edition of the Championships. The Ind...