Ashwini Ponnappa shows support for Lakshya Sen after Prakash Padukone's 'players need to take responsibility' remark – India TV
India TV NewsSenior Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa, who had a disappointing Paris Olympics 2024 campaign losing all three games alongside her women's doubles partner Tanisha Crasto, has come forward in support of Lakshya Sen and other players of the badminton contingent that participated in the competition following Prakash Padukone's comments. Ponnappa said that it was sad to see that as soon as a player loses, it is suddenly their fault and asked why shouldn't the coaches take responsibility. Image Source : ASHWINI PONNAPPA INSTAGRAMAshwini Ponnappa Instagram story for Lakshya Sen Following Sen's defeat in the bronze medal match against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, Padukone urged the players to take responsibility saying that the federations and government can no longer be held accountable as they are doing whatever they can. It was for the first time since 2012 that India failed to win a medal in badminton as the streak got broken with Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Ponnappa-Crasto all failing to reach the medal events in their respective competitions.
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