Suryaa Telangana Desk: Dhinidhi Desinghu, a 16-year-old swimmer from Bengaluru, has secured a bronze medal in the women’s 100-meter freestyle event at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. By completing the race in 56.27 seconds, she set a new national record and became the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the Youth Olympics. Additionally, she is the first Indian female swimmer to reach a Youth Olympics swimming final.
In the final competition held on Monday in Dakar, Croatia's Ana Bobanovic won the gold medal with a time of 55.89 seconds, while New Zealand's Alyssa Lawson took the silver medal with a time of 56.13 seconds.
Dhinidhi has been supported by Bajaj Finserv since the beginning of this year. The organization stated that her achievement is a source of pride for the country. Bajaj Finserv, which supports young talent in swimming, badminton, and tennis, provides assistance for coaching, training facilities, competition participation, equipment, nutrition, fitness, travel, and accommodation. The company noted that it plans to support more young swimmers in the future.
