Dhinidhi Desinghu bags 200m bronze, wraps up impressive Youth Olympic double

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.