Dhinidhi Desinghu Wins India's First Global Swimming Medal at Youth Olympics

Sixteen-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu won a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle at the Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal, securing India's first-ever global swimming medal.

Dhinidhi clocked 56.27 seconds in the final to set a new national record, eclipsing her previous mark of 56.57 seconds set in Ahmedabad on June 18.

The Bengaluru teenager finished behind Croatia's Ana Bobanovic and New Zealand's Alyssa Lawson, and will also compete in the women's 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle.