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New Delhi: India\u2019s Lakshya Sen may have reached where no other Indian male shuttler couldn\u2019t \u2013 a semi-final in Olympics \u2013 but for Prakash Padukone, his mentor at the Games, Lakshya squandered an opportunity to bring home a medal. Padukone, the legendary former Indian shuttler, didn\u2019t mince his words as he spoke in detail about the badminton contingent\u2019s failure to win a medal in Paris, despite some of the heavyweights in the roster including the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and two-time medallist PV Sindhu.<\/p>\n
While the Indian men\u2019s doubles duo was knocked out in the quarterfinal, PV Sindhu bowed out in the round of 16 in womens\u2019 singles at the Paris Olympics. HS Prannoy, meanwhile, faced a defeat to Lakshya in the round of 16 match, too; however, Prannoy had recovered from chikungunya days before the Games and was battling physical ailments ahead of the clash.<\/p>\n
In an interaction with reporters following Lakshya\u2019s loss, which ended India\u2019s badminton campaign, Padukone hit out at the players, stating that they have been receiving adequate support from the government and that they should \u201ctake responsibility\u201d for the underwhelming performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Milkha Singh in 64\u2032 and PT Usha in the 80s, we have so many fourth place finishes. I think that it\u2019s high time that the players also take responsibility,\u201d Padukone said.<\/p>\n
In an interaction with reporters following Lakshya\u2019s loss, which ended India\u2019s badminton campaign, Padukone hit out at the players, stating that they have been receiving adequate support from the government and that they should \u201ctake responsibility\u201d for the underwhelming performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Milkha Singh in 64\u2032 and PT Usha in the 80s, we have so many fourth place finishes. I think that it\u2019s high time that the players also take responsibility,\u201d Padukone said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAtleast for the results in this Olympics and the previous one, you cannot hold the federations and government responsible for the results. They have all done whatever they can. Ultimately the responsibility is on the players to go an deliver when it matters the most,\u201d Padukone stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players need to introspect, and not just keep asking for more from the federations. They need to ask themselves whether they are working hard enough, because all of these players have their own physios and all the facilities. I don\u2019t think any other country, including the US, has so many facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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