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World Badminton Championship: Sindhu loses to Okuhara; Lakshya advances to pre-quarters

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World Badminton Championship: Sindhu Loses To Okuhara; Lakshya Advances To Pre-quarters

By IANS News August 23, 2023 • 13:08 PM View: 1006

World Badminton Championships: Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu crashed out of the World Badminton Championships 2023 here on Tuesday, losing to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a clash of two former champions.

Lakshya Sen, however, kept alive his chances of winning another medal by reaching the pre-quarterfinals. The 22-year-old Lakshya defeated Jeon Hyeok-Jin of Republic of Korea 21-11, 21-12 in 36 minutes.

TAGS World Badminton Championships Nozomi Okuhara Lakshya Sen Jeon Hyeok Venkat Gaurav Prasad Juhi Dewangan Jones Ralfy Jansen Linda Efler Rio Olympics But Tuesday Court No Royal Arena BWF Ranking The Japanese

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