Rising Odisha star Tanvi Patri added another major success to her growing list of international achievements by winning the U-17 girls singles gold medal at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships, which were held at the Wenjiang Gymnasium in Chengdu, China from 8 to 13 September 2026.

This was the second Asian Junior title for 15-year-old Tanvi, who earlier bagged the Asian U-15 girls singles crown, also in Chengdu, two years back. Cadet of Bengaluru-based Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, second seed Tanvi won the Asian U-17 gold, defeating her academy-mate and sixth seed Shaina Manimuthu in an all-India final 11-15, 15-10, 15-12.

Tanvi started her U-17 Asian campaign with a first-round bye. She overcame Li Zhou Jing (China) in a tough second-round clash 18-16, 12-15, 15-13 and followed it with a 15-9, 15-12 win against Shizuku Kashio (Japan) in the pre-quarterfinals.

On her way to the final, Tanvi, who started her badminton career from China, outclashed Lin Heng Men (China) 15-8, 15-8 in the quarterfinals and Yu Ying Gui (China) 15-9, 11-15, 15-11 in the semifinals.

Both Tanvi and Shaina will now vie for a place in the Indian squad for the Junior World Championships, scheduled to be held in Egypt from October 5. The trials for the World Juniors are taking place in Guwahati.

Known for punching over her weight, Tanvi has started winning national and international medals in the senior category as well. Earlier this year, she secured the womens singles silver medal at the Antica International Challenge in Singapore and the gold medal at the Pontianak International Challenge in Indonesia.
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PHOTO: Odisha ace Tanvi Patri poses with her U-17 girls singles gold medal at the Badminton Asian Junior Championships in Chengdu on 13 September 2026.