Dakar, Nov. 2 -- Teenager Khushbu Rajakbhai signed off with a silver medal after becoming only the second Indian judoka to reach the podium at the Youth Olympic Games, while swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu continued her impressive rise with a bronze in the women's 100m freestyle here on Monday.
Khushbu, 15, settled for silver in the women's 63kg category after losing to Germany's Jolina Reinhold by ippon in a contest that lasted just 48 seconds.
The Gujarat judoka had scripted a dream run to the final, raising hopes of a historic gold, but ran into a formidable opponent in Cadet world champion Reinhold, who proved too strong in the title clash. Thangjam Tababi Devi remains India's only other judo medallist at the Youth Olympics, having won silver in the women's 44kg category at the 2018 edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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