Shuttler Tanvi Patri clinches Asian U-15 gold
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New Delhi: At the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 junior championships, Tanvi Patri of India won the under-15 girls singles title after defeating Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen of Vietnam in straight games on Sunday in Chengdu, China.
The 13-year-old Patri, seeded No. 1, wrapped up the proceedings in just 34 minutes as she cruised to a 22-20 21-11 victory over her second-seeded opponent in the summit clash, PTI reported.
With the feat, Parti joins the likes of Samiya Imad Farooqui and Tasnim Mir who had won the U-15 girls singles crown in 2017 and 2019 respectively.
Such was Patri's domination throughout the tournament that she didn't drop a single game across the five matches that she played.
In the final, Patri was trailing 11-17 but kept her calm as Nguyen made a series of unforced errors. The Indian grabbed the opportunity with both hands to claim the first game.
Patri continued the winning momentum, dominating the second game from the start to eventually seal the match and clinch the gold medal.
India thus returns with a haul of two medals, including a gold and a bronze.
Gnana Dattu TT had won the bronze medal in the U-17 boys singles event on Saturday.
