Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu bags 200m bronze completes spectacular double at Youth Olympics

    Dakar, Nov 6 (PTI) 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.

    Pegu wins bronze

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    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.

    This was India's sixth medal at the Games.

    Earlier, Pegu finished third in the heats, clocking 2:05.30 to secure his place in the final.

    Colombia’s Nicolas Kokidko won the gold in 2:04.14 seconds, while Egypt’s Zain Ali bagged silver, clocking 2.04:31.

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