Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu created history in Dakar Youth Olympics |courtesy – SAI
\n\nRajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu etched her name in history on Tuesday (November 3) by winning India's first-ever Wushu medal in any Olympic event during the ongoing 2026 Summer Youth Olympics, which are taking place in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. She clinched the bronze medal in the women’s changquan combined event (wushu taolu) at the Dakar Expo Centre.
\n\nThe 15-year-old registered a total score of 18.039 (8.723 in Gunshu and 9.316 in Changquan) to secure a spot on the podium. Meanwhile, the gold medal was won by Egypt's Sondos Sonbol (18.660), while Venezuela's Valeria Frannerys Dudamel Alvarado took home the silver medal.
\n\nIt is worth noting that this is the first instance of Wushu being a part of the Youth Olympics in history. In fact, the sport has featured in the Summer Olympics only twice (1936, 2008), but only as demonstration events and not as a main event, which is counted in the medal tally.
\n\nOverall, this is India's third medal in the ongoing event after swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won the bronze medal in the women's 200m freestyle event, while Judoka Khushbu Darjada secured silver in the women's 63kg…
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