Dakar, Nov. 6 -- Promising Indian swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu on Friday completed a spectacular double at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, winning the bronze medal in the girls' 200m freestyle here. Desinghu had earlier won a bronze in the corresponding 100m event, and her two-medal burst has made the 16-year-old the first Indian athlete to win multiple medals in individual events at the global youth showpiece.
Desinghu clocked 2:02.28 in the 200m final, finishing behind China's M Chang, who bagged gold in 1:59.59.
Croatia's Ana Bobanovic took silver in 2:01.17. The 200m was Desinghu's primary event, and she did not disappoint either, emerging with a medal. Later, her compatriot Tirthank Pegu won the bronze medal in the men's 200M Butterfly event. He clocked 2:01.25 seconds to become the first Indian male swimmer to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games.
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