Senegal: Indian boxer Gunjan has assured the country another medal at the Dakar Youth Olympics 2026 after advancing to the semifinals of the women's 48 kg event.
Gunjan defeated Mexico's Atena Sofia Juarez Calero 5-0 on Tuesday to secure her place in the last four, according to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
India's medal tally has also been boosted by strong performances across athletics, wrestling, judo, badminton, swimming and wushu.
Shourya Ambure won bronze in the women's 100m hurdles on Sunday, clocking a personal best of 13.59 seconds in a nine-athlete field at Complexe Iba Mar Diop in Dakar.
She became the first Indian woman to win an athletics medal at the Youth Olympics. Her bronze was also India's fifth podium finish in athletics in the competition's history.
Indian wrestler Taniya secured a silver medal in the women's 75 kg category, marking the country's first-ever medal in youth wrestling at the Games. She lost 2-1 to China's Min Zhao, the 2025 U17 world champion in the 69 kg category, in the gold medal match at the Saly Beach West venue, according to Olympics.com.
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Taniya had defeated Matilda Hruby of the United States 3-1 in the semifinals to reach the final.
India also won silver medals through Khushbu Rajkumari Darjada in the women's 63 kg judo event and Tanvi Patri in badminton.
In swimming, Dhinidhi Desinghu claimed two bronze medals in the women's 100m and 200m freestyle events, becoming the first Indian to win multiple medals at a single Youth Olympics edition. Tirthank Pegu secured bronze in the men's 200m butterfly, earning India its first-ever male swimming medal at the competition.
Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu added another bronze in the women's changquan combined wushu event.
India's best-ever Youth Olympics campaign came at the 2018 edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the country won 13 medals, including three gold, nine silver and one bronze.
