Tanvi Patri wins India's first Youth Olympics badminton silver for a woman

Tanvi Patri, 15, has won a silver medal in women's singles badminton at the Youth Olympic Games. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the sport at the event. She lost the final to China's Zhang Yi Xin, the reigning world junior champion, in a close match.

The final was decided by a narrow margin. Tanvi pushed the favourite hard, but Zhang came out on top. The score and the length of the match have not been made public.

The result is a first for Indian women's singles badminton at the Youth Olympics. Tanvi reached the final by beating her opponents in earlier rounds. She is a strong performer on the biggest stage for young athletes.

The result adds to a growing record in badminton at youth level. Tanvi's silver shows that Indian players can compete for medals against the best in the world at this age.

It is not yet known when or where the medal ceremony will be held, or whether Tanvi has any further events lined up at the Games.