Lakshya Sen set to train with World No. 1 Axelsen in Dubai

Lakshya will train with Victor Axelsen in Dubai for eight days ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Lakshya Sen was a part of the Indian team that won the Thomas Cup this month.

World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen is all set to train with World No. 1 Victor Axelson in Dubai from Sunday.

The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved his request to train with Axelsen keeping in mind the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

The MOC also fulfilled P. V. Sindhu’s request for her fitness trainer M. Srikanth Madapalli to accompany her abroad under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Sen, the 20-year-old from Almora, was part of the Indian team that won the Thomas Cup this month and is a medal prospect at the Birmingham event to be held from July 28 to August 8.

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“Lakshya is set to train with Axelson in Dubai from May 29th till 5th June (eight days) and then head out to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 19th to train at the Malaysian Training Centre from 19th till 26th June (eight days),” the ministry said.

“Both the training proposals were approved by MOC in preparation for the Commonwealth Games. The sanctioned amount will cover the cost of his and his physio’s air travel, boarding and lodging, and out-of-pocket allowance among other expenses.”

The ministry also approved Sindhu’s proposal for financial assistance towards her fitness trainer’s travel along with her.

“Srikanth is set to accompany Sindhu during Indonesia Masters (7-12th June), Indonesia Open (14-19th June), Malaysia Masters (28 June to 3 July), Malaysia Open (5-10th July), and Singapore Open (12-17th July),” the ministry said.

Sindhu, a former world champion, won two Super 300 tournaments this year at Syed Modi International in Lucknow and Swiss Open in Basel earlier this year.