16-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu wins India's first-ever swimming medal in Youth Olympics history

Sixteen-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu on Monday became the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at Youth Olympics, clinching bronze in the women's 100m freestyle in Dakar, Senegal. She clocked 56.27 seconds, breaking her own national record of 56.57 seconds. Dhinidhi, India's youngest athlete at Paris Olympics 2024, once feared water and earlier admitted she hated swimming as a child.