India recorded their second-best performance in Youth Olympics history, winning 10 medals at the 2026 edition in Dakar, Senegal. The 17-member Indian contingent secured two gold, three silver and five bronze medals across seven sports. Boxers Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei and Gunjan won historic golds. India's best-ever Youth Olympics campaign remains the 2018 edition, where they won 13 medals.