Nithya Sre Sivan

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Nithya Sre Sivan
Nithya Sre Sivan in January 2025.jpg
Sivan in January 2025
Personal information
Birth nameNithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
Born (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 20)
Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence hosur, India
EventWomen's singles and doubles SH6
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing the Flag of India.svg  India
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Women's singles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 HangzhouWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 HangzhouMixed doubles

Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan (born 7 January 2005) is an Indian para-badminton player. [1] She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in the women's singles event. Sivan has also won three bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games in the singles, mixed and women's doubles events. [2] [3]

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Early life

NIthya started playing badminton with the able-bodied sportspersons In 2016 for fun and recreation. [4] Later in 2019, she learnt about the para games and shifted her focus to competitive badminton and started training under coach Gaurav Khanna in Lucknow. [5]

Career

In October 2023, she won two bronze medals at the Asian Para Games. In April 2023, she won two gold medals at the Brazil Para Badminton International meet. [6] In May 2022, the Asian Youth Para Games winner also won a gold medal at the 1st Bahrain Para Badminton International Championships in Manama. [7] In December 2022, she bagged a gold in the women's singles SH6 finals defeating Worlds silver medallist at the Peru Para Badminton International in Lima. [8]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "India record highest ever medal tally in Asian Para Games". Firstpost. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "PM celebrates Bronze Medal by Nithya Sre Sivan in Badminton Women's Singles SH6 event in Asian Para Games 2022". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "India creates history in Asian Para Games, takes tally to record 82 medals with 2 days left". The Economic Times. 27 October 2023. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ PTI (17 April 2023). "Nithya, Nitesh win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton Intl". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Jain, Deepanshu (10 December 2023). "'Chinese legend Lin Dan is my idol,' says world no.3 Nithya Sre Sivan". thebridge.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nithya, Nitesh win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton International". The Economic Times. 17 April 2023. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Indian contingent finish with 23 medals at Bahrain Para Badminton". The Economic Times. 22 May 2022. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ↑ PTI (6 December 2022). "Peru Para Badminton: Mandeep shocks world champion; Nehal bags 2 gold". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Pathak, Himanshu (2 January 2025). "Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Announces National Sports Awards 2024". PIB Delhi. pp. Page 2. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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