Judoka Khushbu strikes silver, swimmer Dhinidhi bags bronze in Youth Olympics
DAKAR (SENEGAL): (Nov 2) Teenager Khushbu Rajakbhai signed off with a silver medal after becoming only the second Indian judoka to reach the podium at the Youth Olympic Games, while swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu continued her impressive rise with a bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle here on Monday.
Khushbu, 15, settled for silver in the women’s 63kg category after losing to Germany’s Jolina Reinhold by ippon in a contest that lasted just 48 seconds.
The Gujarat judoka had scripted a dream run to the final, raising hopes of a historic gold, but ran into a formidable opponent in Cadet world champion Reinhold, who proved too strong in the title clash.
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