Shourya Ambure wins Youth Olympics hurdles bronze in Dakar

Shourya Ambure won bronze in the women's 100m hurdles at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday. The Maharashtra athlete became the first Indian woman to secure an athletics medal in the event's history.

The 17-year-old recorded 13.59 seconds in the final at Complexe Iba Mar Diop, improving her personal best. She placed third in a field of nine athletes.

China's Zhang Keyi took the title with a wind-assisted time of 13.17 seconds. Anna Peeters of France finished second in 13.57 seconds, ahead of the Indian hurdler.

Shourya Ambure had already lowered her personal best earlier that day. In the second semi-final, she ran 13.77 seconds to qualify behind Peeters, who recorded 13.62 seconds.

India reaches eight medals in Dakar

Ambure was India's sole track and field representative at these Games. Her result brought the country's Dakar medal count to eight, comprising three silvers and five bronzes.

The silver medallists were judoka Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada, badminton player Tanvi Patri and beach wrestler Taniya. Swimmers Dhinidhi Desinghu and Tirthank Pegu, along with wushu competitor Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu, contributed the other bronze medals, with Desinghu earning two.

The hurdles result also became India's fifth athletics medal across editions of the Youth Olympics. Durgesh Kumar Pal earned boys' 400m hurdles silver at Singapore 2010, where Arjun Kumar won silver in discus.

At Buenos Aires 2018, Suraj Panwar took silver in the boys' 5km race walk and Praveen Chithravel won boys' triple jump bronze. Ambure's medal adds a women's achievement to that record.

She has now earned medals at the Asian U18 Athletics Championships, Asian Youth Games and Youth Olympics within 18 months. Her 2025 Asian U18 bronze in Dammam came with a time of 13.80 seconds.

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