Tanvi Patri

Badminton Player

Indian Nayapalli, Balasore, Odisha, India Aries

Quick Info

ProfessionBadminton Player
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/04/2011
Age15 years
BirthplaceNayapalli, Balasore, Odisha, India
Zodiac SignAries

Latest News about Tanvi Patri

05/11/2026

Tanvi Patri won a silver medal in the girls' singles final at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, becoming the first Indian women's singles badminton player to win a Youth Olympic silver. She lost 15-21, 21-13, 26-24 to reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin after an 82-minute match. She saved several match points in the deciding game before falling short.

30/08/2026

Tanvi Patri won her maiden senior international title at the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge in Indonesia. The win came in the women's singles event.

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Bio/Wiki

Known ForBeing the first Indian female shuttler to reach the badminton final at the Youth Olympic Games (2026) and the first Indian women's singles player to win a Youth Olympic silver medal
Overview
  • Indian badminton player who competes in women's singles and mixed doubles
  • Won a silver medal in girls' singles at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal
  • Became the first Indian woman to win an individual badminton medal at the Youth Olympic Games
  • Won the Asian U-15 and U-17 girls' singles titles, becoming the first Indian player to win both

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
HandednessRight handed

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolODM Global School, Bhubaneswar

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherRabinarayan Patri (IT professional)
MotherSailabala Patri (IT professional)

Career

Debut
JuniorBadminton Asia U-15 Junior Championships, 2024
SeniorAntica Singapore International Challenge, August 2026
TeamIndia
Events
  • Women's Singles
  • Mixed Doubles
Coach/Mentor
  • Jiang Yong Yi
  • U Vimal Kumar
  • Sagar Chopda
HandednessRight handed
Highest Ranking103 (WS, 3 November 2026)
Medals
Gold
  • 2024: Badminton Asia U-15 Junior Championships, Girls' Singles, Chengdu, China
  • 2026: Badminton Asia U-17 Junior Championships, Girls' Singles, Chengdu, China
  • 2026: Pontianak International Challenge, Women's Singles, Pontianak, Indonesia
Silver
  • 2026: Austrian Open, Women's Singles, Graz, Austria
  • 2026: Antica Singapore International Challenge, Women's Singles, Singapore
  • 2026: Youth Olympic Games, Girls' Singles, Dakar, Senegal
Bronze
  • 2025: India International Challenge, Women's Singles, Mangalore, India
  • 2026: Youth Olympic Games, Girls' Singles, Dakar, Senegal
BWF International Challenge/Series
  • 2025: Bronze at Mangalore India International Challenge, Women's Singles
  • 2026: Runner-up at Austrian Open, Women's Singles
  • 2026: Runner-up at Antica Singapore International Challenge, Women's Singles
  • 2026: Winner at Polytron Pontianak International Challenge, Women's Singles
Career Highlights
  • Started playing badminton at the age of 5 after her father introduced her to the sport
  • Trained in China from 2017 to 2020 under coach Jiang Yong Yi, winning nine singles titles in Under-8 to Under-11 categories
  • Moved back to Odisha in February 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted training in China
  • Joined Udaan Badminton Academy in Bhubaneswar in 2021 and won several state-level titles
  • Joined Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), Bengaluru in 2022 after a talent-identification camp
  • Became the first badminton player from Odisha to win the girls' singles title at the 34th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships in 2022
  • Retained the national U-13 girls' singles title at the 35th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships in 2023
  • Won both U-15 and U-17 girls' singles at the All India Sub-Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament in Goa, May 2024
  • Won her maiden senior international title at the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge on 30 August 2026
  • Represented India at the World Junior Badminton Championship in Cairo, Egypt, in October 2026, where illness affected her performance
  • Defeated Thailand's Kungkaew Kakanik in the quarterfinal of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games on 4 November 2026 to secure a bronze medal
  • Defeated Japan's second seed Yuzuno Watanabe in the semifinal on 5 November 2026 to reach the girls' singles final
  • Lost the final to China's Zhang Yi Xin on 5 November 2026 and won the silver medal; the match lasted 82 minutes

Social Media

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tanvipatri/

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Her father's job as a software professional took the family to Taicang, China, where she began her badminton journey
2. In 2024, she was selected to represent India at the Badminton Asia Junior U-19 Championships in Indonesia but could not participate because the organizers did not accept her entry as she was under 14
3. In the 2026 Youth Olympic Games final, she came back from trailing 10-19 in the deciding game, saved multiple match points, and created three match points of her own but could not convert them
4. In 2026, she became the first Indian woman to reach the badminton girls' singles final at the Youth Olympic Games
5. Before her, only HS Prannoy (2010) and Lakshya Sen (2018) had won individual badminton silver medals for India at the Youth Olympic Games

Also born on 14 April

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