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Center-Right Owned by The PioneerTanvi Patri wins historic silver at Youth Olympics, creates Indian badminton milestone
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India’s Tanvi Patri made history at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal by becoming the first Indian woman to win a women’s singles badminton medal, securing silver. The 15‑year‑old was defeated by China’s reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin after a thrilling match in which she saved five match points and had three opportunities to claim gold.
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The 15-year-old from Odisha continued her impressive run, stunning Japan’s second seed, Yuzuno Watanabe, 21-14, 11-21, 21-19, in a hard-fought 54-minute semifinal to book her place in the title clash
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Tanvi Patri became the first Indian women's singles badminton player to clinch a Youth Olympics silver medal after she went down against reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin in a nail-biting summit clash in Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday.
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DAKAR: India's Tanvi Patri scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a women's singles badminton medal at the Youth Olympic Games, claiming silver at the 2026 edition in Dakar, Senegal. The 15-year-old went down to reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin of China in a thrilling…
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DAKAR: India's Tanvi Patri scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a women's singles badminton medal at the Youth Olympic Games, claiming silver at the 2026 edition in Dakar, Senegal. The 15-year-old went down to reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin of China in a thrilling…
