In Canada Open Badminton tournament, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advance into semifinals

India’s PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have advanced into the semi-finals in the Canada Open Badminton tournament. Two-time Olympic medallist, Sindhu beat China’s Gao Fangjie in straight games, 21-13, 21-7 in their quarter-final match of women’s singles.

Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya defeated Belgium’s Julie Carraggi in the quarterfinal 21-8, 17-21, 21-10