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India Gazette
02-07-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Rising badminton star Tanvi Sharma signs exclusive agreement with IOS Sports & Entertainment
New Delhi [India] July 2 (ANI): IOS Sports and Entertainment announced the signing of promising badminton talent Tanvi Sharma as an exclusive athlete. The 16-year-old from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, has already established herself as one of India's most promising young shuttlers with multiple international medals to her name, according to a release from IOS Sports and Entertainment. Most recently, the young shuttler reached the final of the Super 300 US Open. Sharma, who competes in the Girls/Women's Singles category, has achieved remarkable success at the continental level. Her standout achievements include a Silver Medal at the prestigious Badminton Asia Youth Championships 2023, a Gold Medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024, and a Silver Medal at the Senior National Championships 2023 - an exceptional feat for someone of her age competing against senior players. 'I'm incredibly excited to join the IOS Sports and Entertainment family. At just 16, I've already experienced the thrill of competing at the highest levels internationally, and I know this partnership will provide me with the support and resources I need to take my game to even greater heights. My dream is to represent India at the Olympics and win medals for my country. With IOS backing me, I feel confident that I can turn this dream into reality while continuing to grow as both an athlete and a person. I'm grateful for this opportunity and can't wait to see what we can achieve together,' said the young paddler. 'We are thrilled to welcome Tanvi to the IOS Sports and Entertainment family,' said Rahul Trehan, COO of IOS Sports and Entertainment. 'Her impressive track record at such a young age, combined with her determination and work ethic, makes her an exciting addition to our roster. We believe she has the potential to achieve great things in badminton, and we're committed to supporting her journey to the highest levels of the sport.' This partnership will provide Tanvi with comprehensive support as she continues to develop her game and pursue her goals in national and international badminton. The collaboration aims to help her maximise her potential while maintaining the strong foundation that has already brought her significant success. Her signing represents IOS Sports and Entertainment's commitment to identifying and nurturing promising athletes who can make their mark on the global stage. Tanvi joins the wide list of athletes roster exclusively managed by IOS, which already includes a stellar line-up of athletes such as Vijender Singh, Anju Bobby George, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Manpreet Singh, Aman Sehrawat, Manika Batra, among several others. (ANI)
Indian Express
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
With high-striking shuttles, Tanvi Sharma makes US Open badminton final with imperious march over seventh seed Burhova
Tanvi Sharma has some exceptional variety from the back court and her aggressive intent has been stunning opponents' at the Super 300 US Open in Council Bluffs, Iowa this whole week. The 16-year-old shuttler announced an imminent breakthrough season by reaching the finals by beating Ukrainian Polina Burhova 21-14, 21-16 late on Saturday night. In beating the 21-year-old, Sharma from Hoshiarpur in Punjab and training at the Guwahati National Centre in just over 34 minutes in a show of blistering badminton. Burhova is World No 40, but Sharma, ranked 66, has beaten World Nos 23, 58 and 50 respectively in making the finals. The arena in mid west America was near-empty and fellow semifinalist Ayush Shetty sat in the coaching chair for Sharma. But she was in such impervious form that the Indian barely needed any guidance as she unfurled her wide variety of strokes in beating the older opponent who was often left staggered and pinned down by Sharma's raging strokes. A high serve that she uses to buy some time before she comes charging at the net did the trick till she was faulted on one midway through the second set. She would briefly settle for the short serve, but regain her composure to go back to the tall serve. But Sharma's winning game is her variety from the back. She strokes the shuttle nice and high and early and has the capability to open up the court with ease solely because of the options at her disposal. The punch in her shots carries them cross or down the line with a special fizz and besides the body smashes on Burhova, she has a solid straight zipping hit that travels with speed. Not only is Sharma adept at hitting the lines with precision, she also plays from the wide flanks and conjures angles that scatter opponent defenses. Her drop shots are extremely cerebral, and she uses the deep smashes to the back to set up the curling drop that falls very close to the net. It's how she's beaten world no 23 in Round 1, and how she's made her first big final. Her frame beliefs the strength she can summon in her shots though Burhova would've felt the ping as Sharma went for the body smashes pretty often. But most often there were the follow-ups where she charged the net, didn't bother with dribbles and killed at will. The second set got a little close when Burhova took 5 points straight to level at 16, but Sharma responded by taking 5 of her own thereafter, never letting up on the intensity. Her game is compared to Sindhu's for the attack she can unleash, though her net will get tested by the Top Tenners. But she easily and non-chalantly matches the firepower of opponents and is managing to generate far more power than her frame lets on by sheer timing of striking the shuttle. Winning in straight sets also showed she can dictate the pace and assert her stomping rhythm on the match never quite allowing opponents to snatch her leads. Sharma plays the winner of Beiwen Zhang and Line Christophersen.
