India, Nov. 5 -- India's Tanvi Patri has created history at the Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, becoming the first Indian badminton player to reach the women's singles final. The 15-year-old from Odisha secured her place in the gold-medal match after overcoming Japan's second seed Yuzuno Watanabe in a thrilling three-game semifinal. Tanvi won 21-14, 11-21, 21-19 in a contest lasting 54 minutes, showing remarkable composure in the deciding game. Having already become the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the competition with her victory over Thailand's Kungkaew Kakanik, she now has an opportunity to take another historic step by winning gold.

The semifinal was far from straightforward, as Tanvi had to adjust her game to the ch...