Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:31am on 13 Nov 2026,Friday Sports
Manipur’s Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei made history on November 12 by winning India’s first-ever Youth Olympic Games boxing gold, defeating Ireland’s Jubani Kristian 3-2 in the men’s 50kg final at Dakar 2026. His victory also gave India its first gold at the ongoing edition, taking the country’s tally to nine medals: one gold, three silver and five bronze. India stood ninth in the overall standings. Shourya Ambure became the first Indian woman to win a Youth Olympics athletics medal, claiming bronze in the 100m hurdles. Gunjan reached the women’s boxing final after beating Britain’s Lily Bassett 4-1, offering India another gold opportunity. India’s best previous haul was 13 medals in 2018.
