Youth Olympics 2026: Tanvi Patri settles for silver after losing to Zhang Yi Xin in badminton final
Tanvi Patri went down to China’s Zhang Yi Xin in a hard-fought women's singles final to win the silver medal on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BAI MEDIA
Tanvi Patri went down to China’s Zhang Yi Xin in a hard-fought women's singles final to win the silver medal on Thursday. | Photo Credit: BAI MEDIA
India’s Tanvi Patri settled for the silver medal in the women’s singles badminton final at the Youth Olympic Games 2026 in Dakar, on Thursday, after losing to China’s reigning World Junior champion Zhang Yi Xin.
Tanvi made a good start by winning the opening game, but lost the next two in succession, finishing second on the podium.
Tanvi became the first Indian woman to win a badminton medal at the Youth Olympics, having defeated Japan’s Yuzuno Watanabe 21-14, 11-21, 21-19 in the semifinals.
Watanabe finished with the bronze medal.
Tanvi’s silver added to India’s previous Youth Olympics badminton medals won by H.S. Prannoy in 2010 and Lakshya Sen in 2018, both in men’s singles.
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