Tanvi Patri becomes first Indian woman in Youth Olympics badminton final at 15

Tanvi Patri became the first Indian woman to reach a Youth Olympics badminton final on Wednesday.
The 15-year-old beat Japan’s Yuzuno Watanabe 21-14, 11-21, 21-19 in the semi-final in Dakar.
The Odisha shuttler is assured at least silver and meets World Junior champion Yi Xin Zhang next.
HS Prannoy in 2010 and Lakshya Sen in 2018 are the only Indians to win Youth Olympic badminton silver.

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