Nithya Sre Sivan Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Nithya Sivan
Full Name	Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
Profession	Para-badminton player
Famous for	Bronze medal (Women's Singles) at the Paralympics Games Paris 2024
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	4' (124 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Badminton
International Debut	4th Asian Youth Para Games in Manama, Bahrain in 2021
Domestic/State Team	Tamil Nadu
Coach/Mentor	Gaurav Khanna (Head coach of Indian Para-Badminton team, Dronacharya Awardee, Padma Shri Awardee)
Handedness	Left
Category	Short Stature (SH6)
Medals	Gold • 2024: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 4 Nations Para Badminton International in Glasgow, Scotland • 2024: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Spanish Para Badminton International in Vitoria, Spain • 2023: Women's Singles at the First Khelo India Para Games in Delhi • 2022: Women's Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 4th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International in Dubai United Arab Emirates • 2022: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Bahrain Para Badminton International in Manama, Bahrain • 2022: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Para Badminton International in Pattaya, Thailand • 2022: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 4 Nations Para Badminton International in Dublin, Ireland • 2022: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Spanish Para Badminton International in Vitoria, Spain • 2022: Mixed Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Spanish Para Badminton International in Vitoria, Spain • 2022: Women's Singles at the Peru Para-Badminton International Tournament in Peru • 2022: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thailand Para Badminton International in Pattaya, Thailand • 2021: Women's Singles at the 4th Asian Youth Para Games in Manama, Bahrain • 2021: Women's Singles at the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha • 2021: Women's Doubles at the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha • 2021: Mixed Doubles at the 4th Para-Badminton National Championship in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Silver • 2024: Mixed Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 4 Nations Para Badminton International in Glasgow, Scotland • 2024: Women's Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Para-Badminton World Championships (officially, NSDF Royal Beach Cliff BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2024) in Pattaya, Thailand • 2023: Mixed Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Canada Para Badminton International in Ottawa, Canada • 2022: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 4th Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International in Dubai United Arab Emirates • 2022: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Brazil Para-Badminton International in Sao Paulo, Brazil • 2022: Women's Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Spanish Para Badminton International in Vitoria, Spain • 2021: Mixed Doubles at the 4th Asian Youth Para Games in Manama, Bahrain Bronze • 2024: Mixed Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Spanish Para Badminton International in Vitoria, Spain • 2024: Women's Singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Para-Badminton World Championships (officially, NSDF Royal Beach Cliff BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2024) in Pattaya, Thailand • 2023: Women's Singles at the 4th Asian Para Games (2022 Asian Para Games) in Hangzhou, China • 2023: Women's Doubles at the 4th Asian Para Games (2022 Asian Para Games) in Hangzhou, China • 2023: Mixed Doubles at the 4th Asian Para Games (2022 Asian Para Games) in Hangzhou, China • 2023: Women's Singles at the 2022 HULIC DAIHATSU Badminton World Federation (BWF) Para Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Japan • 2023: Women's Doubles at the 2022 HULIC DAIHATSU Badminton World Federation (BWF) Para Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Japan • 2023: Mixed Doubles at the 2022 HULIC DAIHATSU BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Japan • 2022: Mixed Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Bahrain Para Badminton International in Manama, Bahrain • 2022: Women's Doubles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Brazil Para-Badminton International in Sao Paulo, Brazil • 2022: Women's Doubles at the Peru Para-Badminton International Tournament in Peru
Personal Life
Date of Birth	7 January 2005 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	19 Years
Birthplace	Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Sivan Marappan (watch factory employee)
Siblings	Brother- Kishore
Favourites
Badminton Player	Lin Dan
Philosophy	Being small doesn't matter, but dreaming bigger matters.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nithya Sre Sivan

• As a child, Nithya Sre Sivan was interested in cricket seeing her brother play cricket at the district level.

• She mentioned in an interview that she faced discrimination due to her short stature in her student days.

• She started following the sport of badminton and the players closely in the 2016 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad) in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

• She studied the classical dance, Bharatanatyam, briefly before starting her training in Badminton.

• In 2018, she got a silver medal at a district championship competing with able-bodied players after which she intensified her training schedules.

• In 2019, she focused on para-badminton and participated in district and state-level tournaments.

• Since 2021, she has been playing in international para-badminton competitions.
  

  Nithya Sre Sivan at an international competition

• After her achievements in state-level competitions, she has trained under the national coach, Gaurav Khanna in Lucknow.

• She is supported by the non-profit organisation Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), Sports Authority of India (SAI), and Yonex Sunrise India Open League.