Rising Odisha star Tanvi Patri has been selected to represent India at the Badminton Asia Junior (U-19) Championships, scheduled to be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 28 June to 7 July 2024. She will spearhead the Indian campaign in girls singles event.

Badminton Association of India announced the National squad after completion of the final selection trials, which was held in Delhi from 20 to 23 May 2024. A two-time National Sub-junior (U-13) girls singles champion, Tanvi recently bagged a double by winning both the U-15 and U-17 girls singles titles at the All-India Sub-junior Ranking Tournament in Goa.

She also played two junior international tournaments this year, reaching quarterfinals in Berlin, Germany and second round in Haarlem, Netherlands. Tanvi hails from Markona in Balasore district and trains at Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bangalore, under eminent coach U Vimal Kumar.

Daughter of IT professionals Rabi Narayan Patri and Sailabala Panda, Tanvi started playing badminton in China, where her father worked for an IT company. Under the tutelage of top Chinese coach Jiang Yong Yi, she won nine titles in China between 2017 and 2020 before her family returned to India due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Tanvi joined Prakash Padukone Academy in 2022 and became the first shuttler from Odisha to win the Sub-junior National girls singles title the same year in Lucknow. She retained her National title last year in Balangir, Odisha. Though residing in Bangalore, Tanvi visits her home state regularly to play domestic tournaments of the Odisha State Badminton Association.