Brimingham, 8/8: Lakshya Sen had to fight hard to defeat Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong 19-21 21-9 21-16 in badminton’s men’s singles final gold medal match at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG 2022) in Birmingham, on Monday. The world number 10 lost Game 1 narrowly, but then followed it up with a dominating 21-9 in Game 2. In Game 3 after taking an early lead, Lakshya was dragged right until the end by Yong and finally sealed the game at 21-16, clinching his maiden CWG gold medal. This is also the third time, the duo have faced each other, with Lakshya making it three out of three.
Lakshya Sen wins 20th gold for India
