Badminton player Lakshya Sen, who created history for India on May 15 by winning the Thomas Cup, returned home on Monday night. Lakshya Sen reacting after arriving at Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore said that it is a really proud moment for India, everyone has come together as a team.
Lakshya Sen also said during this time that there was a completely different atmosphere in the final. I didn’t really have a good start in the match as I lost the first game… I think I really changed things in the second and third games. I was nervous during the last leg, but I played safe and didn’t show any haste.
Sen said that we did not think that we would go this far in the tournament but one thing was for sure, we knew that we can beat any team; Our thinking was to focus on one match at a time and don’t think about the results… because nothing is impossible.
Meanwhile, Team Manager Vimal Kumar said that Satwik and Chirag are also doing really well as a doubles combination. He is also in the top 10 in the Badminton World Federation Rankings. I was sure… we needed inspiration, I was very impressed when the PM called, that moment was very special.
“When the team was finalized, it was very clear that we have the best three singles players Lakshya, Srikanth and Prannoy. I believed that if he played to his ability, he could beat anyone. He has done this before.
During this, Lakshya’s father Dhirendra Kumar Sen said that we were surprised when PM Modi spoke. He also knew about our native abode, which inspired him to win. We liked that they knew about us. We also spoke on video call with Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.
Karnataka government will give five lakh rupees
Here, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced an award of Rs 5 lakh to Lakshya Sen from the state government.
