FIR Against Badminton Star Lakshya Sen For Age Fraud in Bengaluru
2 years ago

FIR Against Badminton Star Lakshya Sen For Age Fraud in Bengaluru

News 18  

Arjuna Award winning shuttler Lakshya Sen has been accused of fudging his age to get access to age-restricted tournaments while competing at the junior level, according to a report. Police in Bengaluru have filed an FIR against Lakshya and a coach from his badminton academy following a complaint from Nagaraja MG who also runs a badminton academy in the city. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot The development has come after a local court recently directed the police to launch an investigation into the allegations against the 21-year-old who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bengaluru. Amongst those named in the FIR include Lakshya, his coach Vimal Kumar, his father Dhirendra Sen, his brother Chirag and mother Nirmala.

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Lakshya Sen: Indian badminton’s torchbearer hoping to shine at the Paris Olympics
1 year, 7 months ago

Lakshya Sen: Indian badminton’s torchbearer hoping to shine at the Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Lakshya Sen has just played the most delicate of net shots, dribbling the shuttle over the white cord at an angle that is far too acute for Anthony Ginting to return. It has been almost a year since India’s maiden Thomas Cup win, and Lakshya has established himself as the torchbearer of Indian badminton. Since winning the Commonwealth Games title …

FIR against badminton star Lakshya, coach Vimal and family for age fraud, cheating
2 years ago

FIR against badminton star Lakshya, coach Vimal and family for age fraud, cheating

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India's number one shuttler Lakshya Sen, his family and former national coach Vimal Kumar were charged with cheating and age fraud in an FIR filed in Bengaluru. The FIR, filed on Thursday by M Goviappa Nagaraja, alleged that the 21-year-old reigning Commonwealth Games champion, along with his brother Chirag Sen, had fudged their age to get into playing …

The Lakshya Sen project: Where it’s at and where it’s going
2 years, 4 months ago

The Lakshya Sen project: Where it’s at and where it’s going

Hindustan Times  

Badminton star Lakshya Sen won India's 20th gold medal by beating Malaysia's Tze Yong in the men's singles final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The Malaysian played at a high level throughout the event and that showed in his twin victories over Kidambi Srikanth as well but even when he took the first game against the young Indian in the …

Indian Badminton's Next Great Hope
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian Badminton's Next Great Hope

News 18  

1 men’s singles shuttler, Lakshya Sen versus World No. Kumar told this scribe four years ago that Lakshya Sen would be the next big thing in Indian badminton. Besides badminton, PDCSE also houses Dolphin Aquatics, where ‘Dronacharya’ Nihar Ameen trains swimmers including Olympians Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel, cricket, 100m athletics track, tennis, volleyball, squash and basketball courts, football field …

Lakshya Sen's rise inspires fellow Prakash Padukone academy trainee Meiraba
2 years, 10 months ago

Lakshya Sen's rise inspires fellow Prakash Padukone academy trainee Meiraba

Hindustan Times  

Maisnam Meiraba Luwang was dejected when the World Junior Badminton Championships was cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic. On Sunday, Meiraba won the Iran Fajir International Challenge, a Grade 3 level event, adding to his two Future Series titles in Bulgaria and Latvia last year when he graduated to the international circuit. I was able to close it out.” …

Lakshya Sen on beating world badminton champ: This is just the beginning
2 years, 11 months ago

Lakshya Sen on beating world badminton champ: This is just the beginning

Hindustan Times  

Winner of the men’s singles at the India Open 2022, Lakshya Sen recently scripted history by defeating world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. Badminton player Lakshya Sen recently defeated world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in men’s singles final at India Open 2022 in New Delhi. Terming his smashing victory as “the biggest world tournament that won” so …

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