Shourya Ambure wins India's first track and field medal at Youth Olympics
The 17-year-old sprinter secured a bronze in the women's 100m hurdles in Dakar.
Shourya Ambure won a bronze medal in the women's 100m hurdles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday, according to the Times of India. The 17-year-old athlete from Maharashtra was the only track and field representative for India at the event.
Ambure clocked a personal best of 13.59 seconds in the final to finish third. She missed the silver medal by 0.02 seconds. China's Zhang Keyi won the gold in 13.17 seconds, while France's Anna Peeters took silver in 13.57 seconds.
The sprinter improved her personal best twice during the competition, having previously recorded 13.77 seconds in the semi-finals to qualify for the medal race. Over the last 18 months, she has also won medals at the Asian U18 Championships and the Asian Youth Games.
The bronze brings India's total medal count at the Games to eight, consisting of three silver and five bronze medals. Other Indian medallists include swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu, who won bronze in the 100m and 200m freestyle events, and Tirthank Pegu, who took bronze in the men's 200m butterfly.
Desinghu, a 16-year-old from Bengaluru, set a national record with a time of 56.27 seconds in the 100m freestyle. She is scheduled to participate in the 200m individual medley on Wednesday and the 200m freestyle on Friday.