Dakar (Senegal), Nov 3 Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu on Tuesday scripted history as she became the first Indian to win a wushu medal in Youth Olympic Games, clinching a bronze in the women’s Changquan combined event here.
Chanu, from Manipur, scored 18.039 points to finish third behind Sondos Sonbol (18.660) of Egypt and Valeria Frannerys Dudamel (18.199) of Venezuela.
The Indian finished second in Changquan with 9.316 points, while she was third in Gunshu with 8.723 points.
India has so far won a silver and two bronze in the Dakar Youth Olympics.
On Monday, teenager Khushbu Rajakbhai signed off with a silver medal after becoming only the second Indian judoka to reach the podium, while swimming sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu continued her impressive rise with a bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle event.
(PTI News)
