Dhinidhi Desinghu wins bronze in Youth Olympics 100m freestyle

Sport · First reported 2 Nov, 17:03 · Updated 17:55

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Dhinidhi Desinghu took bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle at the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar, while the supplied reports differ in how broadly they describe the significance of her medal.

The Times of India describes her as the first Indian female swimmer to win a Youth Olympics medal; The Indian Express headline calls it India’s first global swimming medal at the Youth Olympics.
The Times of India also reports that Desinghu may compete for another medal in the 200m freestyle and that Khushbu Darjada won a judo round-of-16 bout.

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Key facts

Event: 2026 Youth Olympics, Dakar, Senegal
Swimming event: Women’s 100m freestyle
Desinghu’s result: Bronze in 56.27 seconds
Gold and silver: Ana Bobanovic: 55.89 seconds; Alyssa Lawson: 56.13 seconds
Other reported result: Khushbu Darjada won her women’s 63kg judo round-of-16 bout 1–0