Badminton: Lakshya Sen gives Olympic champ Lin Dan a scare

Up against two-time Olympic champion Dan, Lakshya, 17, gave a fantastic account of himself by pocketing the first game but eventually lost out on experience

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Lakshya Sen, India's rising talent, gave legendary Lin Dan a scare before losing in three games at the Auckland Open Badminton Championship, here yesterday.

Up against two-time Olympic champion Dan, Lakshya, 17, gave a fantastic account of himself by pocketing the first game but eventually lost out on experience. The Chinese won 15-21, 21-15, 21-12 in the second round singles match.

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