Nithya Sre Sivan

Nithya Sre Sivan
Sivan in January 2025
Personal information
Native name
நித்ய ஸ்ரீ சிவன்
BornNithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
(2005-01-07) 7 January 2005
Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
Sport
SportBadminton
Women's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking1 (WS, 22 November 2022)
2 (WD with Rachana Patel, 18 May 2024)
1 (XD with Krishna Nagar, 8 September 2025)
Current ranking1 (WS)
4 (WD with Patel)
1 (XD with Nagar) (20 January 2026)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing the  India
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisWomen's singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 PattayaWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2026 ManamaWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2022 TokyoWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2022 TokyoWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2022 TokyoMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2024 PattayaWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2026 ManamaMixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouMixed doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Nakhon RatchasimaWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2025 Nakhon RatchasimaWomen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2025 Nakhon RatchasimaMixed doubles
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place2021 ManamaWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place2025 DubaiWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2021 ManamaMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2025 DubaiOpen doubles

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).[1] She represented India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she won the bronze medal in the women's singles SH6 event.[2] Sivan has also won medals in the Para World Championships, the Asian Para Championships, and the Asian Para Games respectively.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] In May 2022, the Asian Youth Para Games winner also won a gold medal at the 1st Bahrain Para Badminton International Championships in Manama.[7] 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.[8]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles SH6
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Indonesia Rina Marlina 21–14, 21–6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze

World Championships

Women's singles SH6
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Indonesia Rina Marlina 19–21, 21–12, 19–21  Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand China Li Fengmei 12–21, 20–22  Bronze
Women's doubles SH6
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan India Rachana Patel Peru Rubí Fernández
Peru Giuliana Póveda		 7–21, 3r–6  Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand India Rachana Patel China Li Fengmei
China Lin Shuangbao		 5r–13  Silver
Mixed doubles SH6
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan India Krishna Nagar Peru Nilton Quispe
Peru Giuliana Póveda		 16–21, 18–21  Bronze
2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain India Krishna Nagar China Lin Naili
China Li Fengmei		 9–21, 21–18, 13–21  Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's singles SH6
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Indonesia Rina Marlina 15–21, 13–21  Bronze
Women's doubles SH6
Year Venue Partner Opponent W–L Result
2023 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China India Rachana Patel Various 1–2  Bronze
Mixed doubles SH6
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China India Sivarajan Solaimalai China Zeng Qingtao
China Lin Shuangbao		 18–21, 10–21  Bronze

Asian Para-Badminton Championships

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

Awards

  • Arjuna Award (Para badminton 2024)[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Who is Nithya Sre Sivan? All you need to know about Indian para-badminton athlete competing Paris 2024 Paralympics". Sportskeeda. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics: India's Nithya Sre Sivan bags bronze in badminton SH6 category". India Today. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "PM celebrates Bronze Medal by Nithya Sre Sivan in Badminton Women's Singles SH6 event in Asian Para Games 2022". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ↑ PTI (17 April 2023). "Nithya, Nitesh win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton Intl". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Jain, Deepanshu (10 December 2023). "'Chinese legend Lin Dan is my idol,' says world no.3 Nithya Sre Sivan". thebridge.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nithya, Nitesh win singles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton International". The Economic Times. 17 April 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Indian contingent finish with 23 medals at Bahrain Para Badminton". The Economic Times. 22 May 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  8. ↑ PTI (6 December 2022). "Peru Para Badminton: Mandeep shocks world champion; Nehal bags 2 gold". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Pathak, Himanshu (2 January 2025). "Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Announces National Sports Awards 2024". PIB Delhi. pp. Page 2. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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