Bengaluru, Nov. 7 -- Youth Olympic Games silver medallist badminton player Tanvi Patri said she was proud to represent India and win a medal for the country, adding that qualifying for the 2028 Olympic Games is her next major goal.

Patri became the first Indian women's singles badminton player to clinch a Youth Olympics silver medal after she went down against reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin in a nail-biting summit clash in Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday.

The 15-year-old saved six match points and missed three of her own to go down 15-21, 21-13, 26-24 in an hour and 22 minutes in a gold medal clash that kept everyone watching live action on the edge of their seats.

Speaking to ANI, Tanvi said she felt proud to represent India ...