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Dhinidhi Desinghu wins historic swimming medal at Youth Olympics

Hindustan Times2h
THE BRIEF
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Dhinidhi Desinghu won the bronze medal in the 100m freestyle final at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, becoming the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the event.

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The 16-year-old clocked a national record time of 56.27 seconds, bettering her previous mark of 56.57s set in June at the Senior National Championships.

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Croatia's Ana Bobanovic and New Zealand's Alyssa Lawson secured the gold and silver medals respectively in the final.