Who Is Tanvi Patri? The 15-Year-Old Shuttler Who Made Youth Olympics History

Tanvi Patri has reached the Badminton final of Youth Olympics (Credit: X)

Tanvi Patri, a 15-year-old from Odisha, became the first Indian badminton player to get to the women's singles final in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday, guaranteeing herself a medal at the 2026 Youth Olympics. In an exciting three-game semifinal that lasted 54 minutes, the young Indian put up a strong display to overcome Japanese Yuzuno Watanabe, 21-14, 11-21, and 21-19. Another significant achievement for Indian badminton at the Youth Olympics is Tanvi's journey to the final.

Lakshya Sen placed second in Buenos Aires in 2018, whereas HS Prannoy won silver at the first tournament in Singapore earlier in 2010. In 2014, Aditya Joshi advanced to the boys' singles semifinals.

One of India's fastest-rising badminton prodigies, Tanvi Patri comes from Odisha and presently trains at the Centre of Badminton Excellence in Bengaluru. While she was living in China, where her father was assigned to work in the IT industry, she became passionate about badminton. Before focusing solely on badminton, Tanvi was also fascinated by roller skating. Tanvi has also won the Asian U15 and U17 titles, and she finished with a medal in the Youth Olympic Games in Senegal after…

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