Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu wins India's first wushu medal at Youth Olympics
The Manipur athlete secured a bronze in the women's changquan combined event at the Dakar Youth Olympics on Tuesday.
Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu won a bronze medal in the women's changquan combined wushu event at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday. According to reports from Rediff, Hindustan Times, and Times Now, Chanu is the first Indian to win a wushu medal at the Youth Olympics.
The 15-year-old athlete from Manipur scored a total of 18.039 points to finish third. Her performance included 9.316 points in changquan and 8.723 points in gunshu. Egypt's Sondos Sonbol won the gold with 18.660 points, while Venezuela's Valeria Frannerys Dudamel Alvarado took the silver with 18.199 points.
This achievement brings India's medal tally at the Dakar Youth Olympics to three. On Monday, Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada won a silver medal in the women's 63kg judo category, and Dhinidhi Desinghu secured a bronze in the women's swimming freestyle event.
Wushu is being featured as a medal sport for the first time in the Youth Olympics programme. The Wushu Association of India said in a statement that Chanu's win was possible because of her hard work, determination, and the efforts of the coaching and support staff.
Chanu previously won a gold medal at the 2025 Sub Junior National Wushu Championship in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, and a bronze at the World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin, China, in March 2026.