Tharun Mannepalli (born 24 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player from Hyderabad. He represented Indian and was part of the badminton team that claimed the bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.
Career In August 2025, Tharun defeated the top seed top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu at the Macau Open, a super 300 event, and later followed it up with a win against the then junior World Champion Hu Zhe An from China, to reach the semifinal. He lost the semifinal to Justin Hoh of Malaysia in three games 21–19, 16–21, 16–21. In October 2025, Tharun, ranked 46th, defeated world No.14 Toma Junior Popov of France at the Arctic Open in Vantaa, Finland. In March 2026, he took part in the Swiss Open.
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