Lakshya Sen wins 'first match' of his Olympic debut, beats Belgian opponent in straight games

Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen shrugged off the cancellation of his opening match win and defeated Julien Carraggi of Belgium in straight games in the men's singles badminton competition of the Paris Olympics here on Monday.

The 22-year-old Sen, who is making his Olympic debut, beat Carraggi 21-19 21-14 in the Group L match.

Sen's victory over Kevin Cordon in the opening men's singles Group L match on Sunday was 'deleted' after his Guatemalan opponent pulled out of the Olympics due to a left elbow injury.