Tanvi Patri, India’s top junior badminton player, won the U-15 girls’ singles title at the Asia Under-17 & Under-15 junior championships in Chengdu, China on 25 Aug 2024.
- Tanvi defeated Vietnam’s second seed, Nguyen Thi Thu Huygen, 22-20, 21-11 in the final.
- The 13-year-old won the title without dropping a single game and defeated Thailand’s sixth seed, Kungkaew Kakanik, in the semifinals with a score of 21-19, 21-10.
- In the U-17 boys’ singles, Gnana Dattu TT lost to Indonesia’s Radithya Bayu Wardhana, 9-21, 21-13, 21-13, and earned a bronze medal.
- India previously won gold in U-15 boys’ singles and silver in U-17 girls’ singles.
- Notable past winners in the U-15 girls’ singles category include Samiya Imad Farooqui (2017) and Tasnim Mir (2019).
Q.: Who won the U-15 girls’ singles title at the Asia Under-17 & Under-15 junior badminton championships in Chengdu, China in 2024?
a) Tasnim Mir
b) Samiya Imad Farooqui
c) Tanvi Patri
d) Nguyen Thi Thu Huygen
Answer: c) Tanvi Patri
Tanvi Patri, won the U-15 girls’ singles title at the Asia Under-17 & Under-15 junior badminton championships in Chengdu, China on 25 Aug 2024.
