Lakshya Sen Family Tree: The Story Behind India's Next Badminton Star

Lakshya Sen, born 16 August 2001 in Almora, Uttarakhand, India, is an Indian badminton player — 2021 BWF World Championships bronze; 2022 Commonwealth Games gold (Birmingham); career-high World No. 6; Paris 2024 Olympics 4th place (lost bronze medal match).

The Family's Roots: An Almora Badminton Family

Father is a badminton coach; brother is a professional player.

His Parents

Father: Dhirendra Kumar Sen — Indian; Sports Authority of India coach (badminton).

Mother: Nirmala Sen — homemaker.

His Brother

Chirag Sen, born 1997 — elder brother; professional badminton player (national team).

The Sen Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Dhirendra Kumar Sen — SAI badminton coach.

Mother: Nirmala Sen.

Brother: Chirag Sen (b. 1997) — pro badminton.

Marital Status: Unmarried (age 24).

Lakshya Sen:

  • Born 16 August 2001, Almora
  • Started badminton at 4 (father coach)
  • Moved to Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (Bangalore) at 10
  • World Junior Badminton Championships bronze: 2018
  • Youth Olympics Buenos Aires 2018 silver
  • 2021 BWF World Championships bronze (Huelva, Spain)
  • 2022 All England Open Championship finalist (lost to Axelsen)
  • 2022 Commonwealth Games gold: Birmingham (singles)
  • Paris 2024 Olympics 4th place: lost bronze medal match to Lee Zii Jia
  • Arjuna Award 2022

What the Sen Family Story Teaches Us

A SAI-badminton-coach father. A homemaker mother. An elder brother who is a national badminton player. A career that trained from age 4 in Almora and Bangalore to World bronze and Commonwealth gold.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Lakshya story carries the same lesson. Some careers cross Almora hills to Olympic 4th place.

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