Shourya Avinash Ambure Wins 100 m Hurdles Bronze for India at Youth Olympics

India's Shourya Avinash Ambure has won bronze in the women's 100 m hurdles at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. She clocked 13.59, a personal best, in the athletics final on 8 November. China's Zhang Keyi won gold in 13.17, also a personal best. France's Anna Peeters took silver in 13.57.

Here is the podium for the event.

The race for the second and third places was extremely tight. Ambure finished just 0.02 seconds behind Peeters. She was 0.42 seconds behind the winner. Zhang's run was clear of the field. Her personal best also gave China another gold at the Games, lifting the team to 11 golds.

Ambure ran a lifetime best on the biggest stage of her young career. A personal best in a final is a mark of good preparation. A hurdler has to stay balanced over ten barriers, and a tiny touch on one can cost a place. Ambure held her rhythm and held off the rest of the field to claim the podium spot.

It is India's eighth medal at Dakar 2026. India has won 3 silver and 5 bronze medals so far. Taniya also won a silver medal in beach wrestling on 7 November, in the women's 75 kg event. The table below shows every India medal at the Games.

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