Nithya Sre Sivan

Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan (born 7 January 2005) is an Indian para-badminton player from Tamil Nadu. She plays in the SH6 category (athletes having achondroplasia and short stature). She represented India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she won the bronze medal in the women's singles SH6 event. Sivan has also won medals in the Para World Championships, the Asian Para Championships, and the Asian Para Games respectively.

Early life Sivan is from Karur, Tamil Nadu. She was born on 7 January 2005. Brought up in Hosur. She started playing badminton with the able-bodied sportspersons in 2016 for fun and recreation. 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.

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. In May 2022, the Asian Youth Para Games winner also won a gold medal at the 1st Bahrain Para Badminton International Championships in Manama. 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.

Achievements Paralympic Games + Women's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Rina Marlina 21–14, 21–6 Bronze

World Championships + Women's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Rina Marlina 19–21, 21–12, 19–21 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Li Fengmei 12–21, 20–22

+ Women's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Rachana Patel Rubí Fernández Giuliana Póveda 7–21, 3r–6 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Rachana Patel Li Fengmei Lin Shuangbao 5r–13

+ Mixed doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Krishna Nagar Nilton Quispe Giuliana Póveda 16–21, 18–21 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Krishna Nagar Lin Naili Li Fengmei 9–21, 21–18, 13–21

Asian Para Games + Women's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Rina Marlina 15–21, 13–21

+ Women's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent W–L Result 2023 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Rachana Patel Various 1–2

+ Mixed doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Sivarajan Solaimalai Zeng Qingtao Lin Shuangbao 18–21, 10–21

Asian Para-Badminton Championships + Women's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2025 Spadt Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Li Fengmei 21–17, 16–21, 18–21 + Women's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent W–L Result 2025 Spadt Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Rachana Patel Various 2–1 + Mixed doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Spadt Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Rachana Patel Lin Naili Li Fengmei 13–21, 21–19, 14–21

Awards Arjuna Award (Para badminton 2024)