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Tanvi, new champion on the block

The teenage prodigy rewrote history at the BWF World Junior Championships and rekindled India’s hopes of global dominance in women’s badminton.

News Arena Network - Mumbai - UPDATED: October 21, 2025, 06:51 PM - 2 min read

At just 16, she has already sown the seed of a future world champion.


She wasn’t even born when an Indian last won a medal at this level, but 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, rewrote history at the BWF World Junior Championships and rekindled India’s hopes of global dominance in women’s badminton.

 

Training at the National Centre of Excellence (NCE) in Guwahati, Tanvi unleashed her full potential to clinch two medals, a bronze in the mixed team event followed by a silver in girls’ singles, becoming the first Indian shuttler ever to win multiple medals in a single edition of the World Juniors.

 

It was Aparna Popat, silver at the 1996 edition in Silkeborg, Denmark, which was followed by Saina Nehwal with a silver at the 2006 championship in Incheon, South Korea, and a gold in Pune in 2008. Now, Tanvi has added the fourth medal with a silver.

 

Her medal is sure a warning bell for future opponents. Though she lost 7-15, 12-15 in the final to Malaysia’s Anyapat Phichitpreechasak, Tanvi’s spirited run is being hailed as the much-needed silver lining for a nation waiting for its next women's singles superstar.

 

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As of now, the teenage prodigy will allow herself a well-earned breather, perhaps a dose of her favourite comedy shows, before she returns to training. The journey is far from over, as her next mission is the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain later this month.

 

Speaking to News Arena India, Tanvi reflected, “To reach the next level, I have to develop patience for longer rallies, improve endurance and refine my net game. I also need to work on power and strength.”

 

On her opponent, she added respectfully, “She read my game well. She stood her ground and picked all my deceptive shots. Her drops and half-smashes were very sharp.”

 

At just 16, she has already sown the seed of a future world champion. And for Indian badminton, long reliant on the legacy of Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, Tanvi Sharma is the new name to remember of the girl who was first coached by her mother who was a spiker (volleyball player) in her younger days.

 

By Joe Williams

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