Ho Chi Minh City, Aug 6:
Asian junior champion Lakshya Sen today pulled out of the USD 75,000 Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 after failing to recover from shin splint injuries.
“Lakshya has pulled out as he still has pain from the shin splint injuries. He is getting it in both legs so after coming back from Asian Junior, he was feeling pain during the practice,” Lakshya’s mentor and former national coach Vimal Kumar told PTI.
“We consulted the physio. Heath Matthews (Physio) takes care of him, so they have gone to Mumbai. An MRI will be done to see how to go about it,” he added.
The 16-year-old from Uttarakhand had ended India’s 53-year long wait for a men’s singles gold when he clinched the title at the Asia Junior championship last month.
In Lakshya’s absence, senior shuttler Ajay Jayaram, who finished runners-up at the White Nights International Challenge, will carry India’s hopes and he will begin his campaign against local player Le Duc Phat.
Mithun Manjunath, who had reached the semifinals of the Russian Open, will play a yet-to-be-decided qualifier. (PTI)
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