2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games Medal Tally: India Wins 10 Medals with 2 Gold, 3 Silver, and 5 Bronze

2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games: India’s Medal Breakdown

India won medals in seven disciplines: boxing, judo, badminton, beach wrestling, swimming, wushu and athletics.

Gunjan and Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei Won Historic Gold in Boxing

Boxing was India’s biggest success. Gunjan and Meetei won India’s first-ever Youth Olympic boxing golds, and also its first boxing gold double at the Games. These two golds are also India’s second-highest gold tally in a single Youth Olympics.

Dhinidhi Desinghu Created a Swimming Milestone

Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu won bronze in both the 100m and 200m freestyle. She is the first Indian to win two medals in one Youth Olympics. With Tirthank Pegu’s bronze, swimming gave India three medals and became its most productive sport. These were also India’s first Youth Olympic medals in swimming.

Other First-Time Achievements for India

1. Shourya Ambure became the first Indian to win an athletics medal at the Youth Olympics.
2. Taniya won India’s first medal in beach wrestling.
3. Tanvi Patri became the first Indian woman to win a badminton medal at the Youth Olympics.
4. Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu, from the SAI National Centre of Excellence in Imphal, won India’s first wushu medal.

Nine of India’s 17 Athletes Returned with Medals

India sent 17 athletes, and nine of them won medals, across seven of the 11 sports India competed in. Five of the medallists are Khelo India athletes: Tanvi Patri, Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada, Shourya Ambure, Gunjan and Tirthank Pegu.