Guwahati, August 13 – Lakshya Sen’s first goal is to do well at the World Championships, even though he would also like to win a medal at the Asian Games and become a top 5 player in the world. He is confident in his recent performances, as he won a tournament in Canada and reached the semifinals in the US Open and Japan Open. Sen, who is 21 years old and from Almora, won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and hopes to win another one in Denmark on August 21. He believes that his past tournaments will help him in the upcoming World Championships. He is happy with his preparation. In the past few tournaments, my performance has been good, but there are still some things that I need to learn and improve on. I believe that with more time, my performance will get even better. I have been preparing well for this tournament and have played some good matches recently, which gives me a lot of confidence. I am looking forward to training for another week or 10 days and then performing well at the World Championships. The Asian Games, a big sporting event, is also coming up and I am excited about participating in it. It only happens once every four years, so it is a special occasion. I have participated in two major events during my career. I participated in the Youth Olympics and the Commonwealth Games. It was a great learning experience for me to meet other players and watch different sports. Now, I am excited about doing well in the Asian Games. However, my main focus right now is on the World Championships. After that, we will concentrate on the Asian Games. After the World Championships last year, I went through a difficult time and my world ranking dropped from six to 25. He is currently ranked as the top player in the world. After a series of successful performances recently, my goal is to be ranked in the top 8 in the world soon and then aim to be in the top 5 by the end of the Olympic qualification period. In simpler words, he said that winning important tournaments is the main goal, and the ranking will improve as a result. Last year, after the World Championships, Sen had surgery on his nose to fix a problem with his nasal septum. What happened next was a long recovery process that lasted for eight months. Because of his physical condition, he didn’t do well in the last four events in 2022 and struggled at the beginning of 2023. However, he mentioned that he started feeling better on the court in the past few months and the training he did in the last 4-5 months has helped him a lot. At first, he tried many new things. I changed my trainer, Anup, in December. It took me some time to get used to the new team. My previous coach, Yong, left after the 2022 World Championships. I also brought back my old trainer, Deckline, who I’ve been working with since I was 10 years old. Having my dad and Vimal around has helped me focus on my training and avoid injuries. I was also going through some health problems. I couldn’t train well because I was sick. After my surgery, I had some problems but now I have recovered. I want to play more competitions. It’s hard for badminton players to get good results when they have to play so many matches in a short time. This is especially difficult because they need to earn points to qualify for the Olympics. All players have to face this challenge. This year is important for the Olympics, so it’s important for everyone to do well in the first stage of qualification. There are many tournaments, so you need to be ready to play a lot of matches and take care of your body. I am focusing on having a good week of training and then playing well in a tournament.