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Shourya Ambure wins historic Youth Olympics bronze in 100m hurdles
India’s Shourya Ambure won bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal.
The 17-year-old from Maharashtra ran a personal best of 13.59 seconds to finish third in the final.
She became the first Indian woman to win an athletics medal at the Youth Olympics.
China’s Zhang Keyi won gold and France’s Anna Peeters took silver.
Ambure’s medal was India’s fifth in athletics across the history of the Youth Olympics and took the country’s total at the Dakar Games to eight.
She has won medals at three major junior competitions in the past 18 months: the Asian Under-18 Championships, Asian Youth Games and Youth Olympics.
Shourya Ambure won bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar.
The 17-year-old Indian finished in a personal-best 13.59 seconds.
She became the first Indian woman to win an athletics medal at the Youth Olympics.
China’s Zhang Keyi won gold in 13.17 seconds, and France’s Anna Peeters took silver in 13.57 seconds.
Ambure’s bronze was India’s fifth athletics medal in Youth Olympics history and its eighth medal at the Dakar Games.
- Who
- Shourya Ambure, a 17-year-old Indian athlete from Maharashtra.
- What
- She won bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles with a personal-best time of 13.59 seconds.
- When
- Sunday at the 2026 Youth Olympics.
- Where
- The Complexe Iba Mar Diop in Dakar, Senegal.
- Why
- She finished third in the final. The sources do not state a further reason.
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Ambure clocked a personal best of 13.77 seconds to finish second in her semifinal and qualify for the final.
Ambure clocked 13.59 seconds to win bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles.
- Athlete
- Shourya Ambure, 17, from Maharashtra
- Event
- Women’s 100m hurdles
- Medal time
- 13.59 seconds, a personal best
- Gold
- Zhang Keyi of China, 13.17 seconds
- Silver
- Anna Peeters of France, 13.57 seconds
- Venue
- Complexe Iba Mar Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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India's first athletics medal at #Dakar2026! 🇮🇳🥉 Shourya Avinash Ambure sprinted to bronze in the women's hurdles final with a personal best of 13.59s! 🙌 #YouthOlympics #Olympics #OMEGAOfficialTimekeeper