NIthya Sre Sivan
Personal information
Full nameNIthya Sre Sivan
BornTamil Nadu, India
Sport
Country India
SportBadminton
TeamIndian Para Badminton Team
Now coachingNo
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouWomen's doubles team
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouWomen's Mixed doubles

Nithya Sre Sivan is a para athlete from Tamil Nadu. She won two bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Gangzhou, China. She claimed bronze in both the mixed doubles and women's doubles badminton events in the SH6 category, on 25 October 2023.[1][2][3]

Career

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 serious badminton and started training under coach Gaurav Khanna in Lucknow.[5] In April 2023, she won two gold medals at the Brazil Para Badminton International meet.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "PM celebrates Bronze Medal by Nithya Sre Sivan in Badminton Women's Singles SH6 event in Asian Para Games 2022". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  2. ↑ "India record highest ever medal tally in Asian Para Games". Firstpost. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ↑ "India creates history in Asian Para Games, takes tally to record 82 medals with 2 days left". The Economic Times. 2023-10-27. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ↑ PTI (2023-04-17). "Nithya, Nitesh win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton Intl". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ↑ Jain, Deepanshu (2023-12-10). "'Chinese legend Lin Dan is my idol,' says world no.3 Nithya Sre Sivan". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Nithya, Nitesh win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton International". The Economic Times. 2023-04-17. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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