Shourya Ambure Creates History with India's First Track and Field Medal at Dakar Youth Olympics
A flying start a determined finish and a place in history India's Shourya Ambure has delivered a landmark performance at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games winning a bronze medal in the women's m hurdles The -year-old has become the first Indian athlete to win a track and field medal at this edition of the Games giving the country's athletics campaign a memorable moment The young hurdler from Maharashtra clocked an impressive personal best of seconds to finish third in the final missing the silver medal by just seconds A Personal Best on the Biggest StageAmbure faced tough competition in the final with China's Zhang Keyi taking gold in seconds and France's Anna Peeters claiming silver in seconds But the Indian teenager had plenty to celebrate She improved her personal best twice on the same day showcasing remarkable consistency under pressure She first clocked seconds in the semi-finals to qualify for
