Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed shuttler Lakshya Sen, who finished as the silver medallist at the All England Badminton Championships on Sunday after falling to a straight games loss to world No.1 and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen.
Sen was praised for putting up a spirited fight in his 10-21, 15-21 loss to Axelsen. Following Prakash Padukone (1983) and Pullela Gopichand (2000) gold medal in men’s singles at All England, India’s agonising wait for another gold at the Championship continued.
Tendulkar took to Twitter to praise Sen and said failure was nothing but a chance to learn and wished him the best for his future.
“There are no failures in life. You either win or you learn. I am sure you’ve learnt so much from this amazing experience, @lakshya_sen . Wish you the very best for upcoming tournaments. #AllEngland2022,” Tendulkar wrote.
There are no failures in life. You either win or you learn. I am sure you’ve learnt so much from this amazing experience, @lakshya_sen.Wish you the very best for upcoming tournaments. #AllEngland2022
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 20, 2022
PM Modi expressed confidence that Sen would keep scaling new heights of success.
“Proud of you @lakshya_sen! You’ve shown remarkable grit and tenacity. You put up a spirited fight. Best wishes for your future endeavours,” Modi tweeted.
“I am confident you will keep scaling new heights of success,” he said.
Proud of you @lakshya_sen! You’ve shown remarkable grit and tenacity. You put up a spirited fight. Best wishes for your future endeavours. I am confident you will keep scaling new heights of success.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 20, 2022
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also congratulated Sen for his “wonderful performance”.
“You are second to none, @lakshya_sen. You have won a billion hearts. Congratulations for a wonderful performance. You have done India proud! My best wishes for your future endeavours,” Gandhi tweeted.
You are second to none, @lakshya_sen. You have won a billion hearts.Congratulations for a wonderful performance. You have done India ???????? proud!
My best wishes for your future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/SgPhNtLPZg
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 20, 2022
Axelsen was simply too good today. No shame in losing to the best & most consistent Men’s singles player on the planet at the moment. It has been a great two weeks for @lakshya_sen. So proud of this young boy. Easy to forget that he is still only 20 years old. His day will come.— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) March 20, 2022
So proud of you @lakshya_sen and the team. Coaches Yoo Yong Sung, DK Sen and Physio Abdul. Have simply given it everything they have got #AllEnglandOpen2022 pic.twitter.com/unMYLUlkGf— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) March 20, 2022
World championship bronze, India open champion, German open silver and now an All england silver! All in the last few months and all at such a young age. What a stellar feat. Take a bow @lakshya_sen .The biggest titles await! Well done champ????#AllEngland2022 #AllEnglandOpen2022— Ajay Jayaram (@ajay_289) March 20, 2022
Proud of you @lakshya_sen !Keep going strong, the journey is long! https://t.co/50ZmUnl4xD— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 20, 2022
India is proud of @lakshya_senfor his phenomenal performance at #AllEngland2022.He has taken the entire #Badminton world by storm & I’m sure that he will bring more laurels to Bharat ???????? in the days to come. My best wishes to him on his journey ahead!@bwfmedia pic.twitter.com/bPHPBrm9kN
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) March 21, 2022
Many congratulations to @lakshya_sen for a truly wonderful performance at #AllEngland2022. Your skill and determination were on full display and you fought like a champion.Wishing you all best for the future, may you continue excelling! pic.twitter.com/58kctxbP5z— Vijayasai Reddy V (@VSReddy_MP) March 21, 2022
The nation is proud of you Champ @lakshya_sen. You have shown us remarkable grit and tenacity at #AllEngland2022. I wish you the very best for your upcoming tournaments.Congratulations! #LakshyaSen You have won our hearts. pic.twitter.com/kYm0tZgj4m
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) March 21, 2022
Congratulate ace shuttler @lakshya_sen on finishing runner-up at the men’s singles final of the prestigious #AllEnglandOpen2022. Your performance has been inspirational. Wish you all the best for future. #YAE22 #OdishaForSports— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 21, 2022
Sen had become only the fifth Indian after Prakash Nath (1947), Prakash Padukone (1980, 1981), Pullela Gopichand (2001) and Saina Nehwal (2015) to reach the final of the prestigious tournament after outwitting defending champion Lee Zii Jia in a gruelling semifinal.
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