Dhinidhi Desinghu became the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Youth Olympics final after advancing to the women’s 100 metre freestyle medal race at Dakar in Senegal today. The 16-year-old from Bengaluru clocked 56.80 seconds to top her heat and finish third-fastest overall, with Croatia’s Ana Bobanovic (56.22 seconds) and New Zealand’s Alyssa Lawson (56.53 seconds) ahead of her. Two-time Olympian Srihari Nataraj in 2018 and Tirthank Pegu in the ongoing edition are the other two Indian swimmers to make the final of the Youth Olympics. Dhinidhi was the youngest member of the Indian contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In Judo, Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada won her women’s 63kg category bout against Mamaissata Camara of Guinea. The 15-year-old Indian won 1-nil by yuko in her round of 16 bout.
