Indian badminton team rewrites history and registers itself as the most powerful team as they win the Thomas Cup by blanking (3-0) the 14-time winners, Indonesia, in Bangkok

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The journey from the small town of Almora in Uttarakhand to the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England, has made the 20-year-old Lakshya Sen a household name in the world of badminton.

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India’s sporting landscape is changing. The 15 Olympic medals won in the last century were all claimed by men. Then came Karnam Malleswari, the weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A glass ceiling was broken.

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