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Imphal: Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu put Manipur on the map this week. The athlete made history on November 3 by becoming the first Indian to win a wushu medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. She clinched the bronze in the women's Changquan combined event.
Chanu finished with a combined score of 18.039 points. She took second in the Changquan event with 9.316 points and third in Gunshu with 8.723 points. Egypt's Sondos Sonbol took gold with 18.660 points, while Venezuela's Valeria Frannerys Dudamel secured silver with 18.199 points.
India's medal haul in Dakar stands at one silver and two bronze. Teenager Khushbu Rajakbhai grabbed silver on Monday, marking her spot as just the second Indian judoka to reach the Youth Olympics podium. Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu also added to the tally. She claimed bronze in the women's 100m freestyle event.
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