India bags first Youth Oly swimming medal
India, Nov. 3 -- Dhinidhi Desinghu on Monday slapped the touchpad, lifted her goggles and looked up at history. The 16-year-old became the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games. The Bengaluru teen won bronze in the 100m freestyle final in Dakar with a timing of 56.27secs, a national record. It bettered her own previous record - 56.57s - set at the Senior National Championships in June. The gold and silver went to Croatia's Ana Bobanovic and New Zealand's Alyssa Lawson, respectively. Earlier in the day, Dhinidhi topped her heat clocking 56.80s, becoming the first Indian female swimmer to make the Youth Olympics final.P14...
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