Lakshya Sen Biography, Age, Height, Brother, Parents, Career Journey

Lakshya Sen is an International Indian badminton player and former world junior number 1. He won gold at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in boys’ singles and at the Summer Youth Olympics in the mixed team event. Sen earned a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships and was runner-up at the 2022 All-England Open. He was also part of the Indian team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup and secured a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

“It’s a dream come true, and I feel happy with the way I played today. I was not putting pressure on myself – I always took one match at a time – but I did have that belief that I could go all of the way”. ¹

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Lakshya Sen Biography

Lakshya Sen was born on 16 August 2001 in Almora, Uttrakhand, India and he is 23 years old as of 2024. He is an Indian personality who follows the Hindu faith. His height is 5′ 11″ inches. ²

Lakshya Sen Parents

Lakshya’s parents are Dhirendra K Sen who is a badminton coach and Nirmala Dhirendra Sen who is a teacher. His brother is Chirag Sen who is also an International Badminton Player.

Lakshya Sen Career Journey

Lakshya Sen, who trained at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, showcased his talent early and had an outstanding year in the junior badminton circuit in 2016. He won a bronze medal at the Junior Asian Championship and also competed at the Junior World Championship, where his team finished 8th. Sen began competing at the senior international level and won the men’s singles title at the 2016 India International Series tournament.

In 2017, Sen became the number one junior singles player in the BWF World Junior rankings. He participated in several tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Open and the Junior World Championship.

2018 saw Sen defeating higher-ranked players and emerging as the champion at the Asian Junior Championships. He participated in the Summer Youth Olympics, winning a silver medal in boys’ singles and helping his team win a gold medal in the mixed team event. He also won bronze at the BWF Junior World Championships.

Sen won several tournaments in 2019, including the Belgian International, Dutch Open, SaarLorLux Open, and the Scottish Open. In 2020, he was part of the Indian team that won bronze at the Badminton Asia Team Championships and reached the second round of the All-England Open.

In 2021, Sen won a bronze medal at the World Championships. In 2022, he won his first Super 500 title at the India Open, reached the finals of the All-England Open, and helped India win the Thomas Cup. He also became the Commonwealth champion and won silver in the mixed-team event.

In 2023, Sen was part of the Indian team that won bronze at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. He won the Canada Open and was part of the team that won a historic silver medal at the Asian Games. ³