New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta congratulated 15-year-old Indian badminton player Tanvi Patri after she won the women’s singles silver medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Gupta called the result a historic achievement that had made India proud. She congratulated Patri on becoming the first Indian woman to win a badminton silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games and wished her further success.
Silver in Dakar women’s singles
The official Olympics results confirmed that China’s Zhang Yi Xin won gold while Patri took silver in the women’s badminton singles event at Dakar 2026.
Team India described the medal as India’s first in badminton at the Youth Olympic Games. The Badminton Association of India said Patri was the first Indian woman to reach the women’s singles badminton podium at the Youth Olympic Games.
