The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Day Nine , with young athletes continuing their campaigns across multiple sporting disciplines. The day promises another exciting lineup of competitions as participants compete for medals and seek to make their mark on the international stage. India’s campaign will also remain in focus, with attention on its athletes, upcoming fixtures, and medal prospects.

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Games Day Nine India Medal Tally LIVE

India has won seven medals so far, zero Gold, three Silver, four Bronze, and is ranked 33rd overall.

India’s Medal Winners So Far:

  • SILVER – Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada – Judo – Women’s 63kg – First medal of Games for India, lost final but historic silver
  • BRONZE – Dhinidhi Desinghu – Swimming – Women’s 100m Freestyle – India’s first swimming medal, 14-year-old Karnataka swimmer, country’s first medal in this edition bronze
  • BRONZE – Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu – Wushu – Women’s Changquan Combined – India’s first ever Wushu medal at Youth Olympics – Won Tuesday Nov Three, took India’s tally to three medals (one silver two bronze), placed 28th then
  • BRONZE + BRONZE (Second Medal) – Dhinidhi Desinghu AGAIN – Women’s 200m Freestyle – Became the second Indian athlete ever to win two medals in a single Youth Olympics edition – Now India’s medal tally stands at six, with two silver and four bronze, including three in swimming – Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya hailed her – Published Nov seven.
  • BRONZE – Tirthank Pegu – Swimming – Men’s 200m Butterfly – Third swimming medal
  • SILVER – Tanvi Patri – Badminton – Women’s Singles – Runner-up, badminton silver
  • SILVER – Taniya – Beach Wrestling – Women’s 75kg – HISTORIC – India’s first-ever beach wrestling medallist at the Youth Olympics – Won silver Saturday, Nov 8, this morning at the Saly Beach West venue – Went down 1-2 to China’s Min Zhao (2025 U17 World Champion 69kg freestyle) in gold bout. Journey: Unbeaten Group B – Beat Germany’s Mia Bauer 3-1, Greece’s Vasiliki Karavanou 3-0 (both U17 European Beach Wrestling medallists), Estonia’s Merily Vaester 4-1 to enter semis, then beat USA’s Matilda Hruby 3-1 (U17 World Beach Wrestling Champion 2026 Azerbaijan – won all 5 bouts by fall). Taniya has bronze in freestyle 69kg at U17 Worlds Baku 2026 and silver at U17 Asian Championships. With Taniya’s silver, India’s count reaches seven medals: three silver, four bronze
Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Games Day Nine
Jul 20, 2024; London, United Kingdom; Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Games Day 9 relay gold medals worn by Bianca Williams (ENG) during a medal reallocation ceremony during the London Athletics Meet at London Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Sport-wise Breakdown:

  • Swimming: Three bronze (Dhinidhi x2, Tirthank)
  • Judo: One silver (Khushbu)
  • Wushu: One bronze (Rajkumari)
  • Badminton: One silver (Tanvi Patri)
  • Beach Wrestling: One silver (Taniya)

No gold yet for India – Gold hunt continues.

Full Schedule Day Nine

This is Second Week – Athletics, Fencing, Gymnastics, Beach Handball Starts

DateSports & Highlights Today
Nov 8 (Day Nine)Athletics begins (Nov 8-10) at Stade Iba Mar Diop, Dakar – Road Cycling – Fencing starts (Nov 8-13) – Women’s Gymnastics Qualifications 10 AM – Beach Handball Nov 9-13

Detailed Timings – All times local Dakar (UTC) – IST is UTC+5:30, so +5:30 hours for India

Athletics – Day one of three – Starts Today Nov eight:

  • 10:00 AM local / 3:30 PM IST – Men’s & Women’s Heats – 100m, 400m, 1500m qualifiers
  • 4:00 PM local / 9:30 PM IST – Finals – Men’s 100m, Women’s
  • Indian athletes: Track contingent expected – Look for sprinters, middle distance

Artistic Gymnastics:

  • Nov 7: Men’s Qualifications 10 AM – Done yesterday
  • Nov 8 Today: Women’s Qualifications 10 AM local / 3:30 PM IST – Indian gymnasts in action
  • Nov 9: Women’s Team Competition 5 PM local / 10:30 PM IST – Finals – Men’s Team Final 10:30 AM – 12:50 PM earlier noted

Fencing:

  • Nov 8-13 – Competition period starts today – Foil, Epee, Sabre individual pools

Road Cycling:

  • Part of Nov 8-10 athletics and road cycling events block

Beach Wrestling – Concluded Today Morning with Taniya Silver:

  • Saly Beach West venue – Taniya final vs Min Zhao China 1-2

Beach Handball:

  • Wraps up Games at Saly Beach West – five days Nov 9-13 – Men’s and women’s group round from Nov 9 9:30 AM local – Starts tomorrow

Beach Volleyball, Coastal Rowing, Table Tennis:

  • Ongoing since Oct 31

Swimming:

  • Runs through Nov six – Already over – India won three bronze

Rugby Sevens, Judo, Badminton:

  • Judo over (Khushbu silver), Badminton over (Tanvi silver), Rugby Sevens over earlier Nov 1-3

Sailing:

  • Nov eight-12 – Starts today

Taekwondo:

  • Starts in second week

Triathlon:

  • At Saly Nov five-six – Done
Aug 7, 2012; London, United Kingdom;Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Games Day 9 Sir Chris Hoy (GBR) celebrates after he won the gold medal in the men’s keirin as the crowd waves Union flags of Great Britain during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Velodrome. At right is silver medalist Maximillian Levy (GER) Mandatory Credit: Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY Sports

India’s Athletes to Watch

  • Athletics: Indian track and field youth – No names released yet but 5-6 athletes in sprint and middle distance – First time at Youth Olympics athletics starts today
  • Gymnastics: Indian artistic gymnasts – Women’s qualification today 10 AM – Need to qualify for team final Nov nine
  • Fencing: Indian fencers start campaign – Foil pool bouts today
  • Road Cycling: Indian cyclists in time trial?
  • Remaining Medal Hopes: Athletics has 12 medals, boxing, archery, 3×3 basketball, skateboarding still – India yet to open account in athletics

Highlights

  • Historic First: Taniya becomes India’s first-ever beach wrestling medallist – Silver in women’s 75kg – Beat U17 World Champion USA Matilda Hruby in semi 3-1 before losing to China Min Zhao 1-2 in final – Added to India’s tally to seven
  • Dhinidhi Desinghu makes history – Second Indian ever with 2 medals in single Youth Olympics edition after winning bronze 100m and 200m freestyle – Only 14 years old, from Karnataka, coached at Dolphin Aquatics
  • Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu historic bronze – India’s first Wushu medal at Youth Olympics in women’s changquan combined – Manipur athlete
  • Khushbu Darjada silver – Judo women’s 63kg – First silver
  • Tanvi Patri silver – Badminton women’s singles runner-up – Lost to China?
Aug 2, 2024; Paris, France; Beatriz Souza (BRA) fights Raz Hershko (ISR) in the women’s +78kg gold medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports

End Of My Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Games Day Nine Rant How to Watch?

  • Official: Olympics.com, Olympic Channel, YouTube Olympics live streams – Full schedule, results, highlights.
  • India: No dedicated Indian TV broadcaster confirmed yet – Check Olympics.com India feed, JioCinema may show? Verify regional availability – Official Olympic digital platforms for streams
  • UK: BBC Sport – Opening/closing ceremonies + daily highlights on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website/app
  • Australia: Nine Now and Nine Go! – Nine Network – Selected live, ceremonies, daily highlights
  • USA: NBC Sports, Peacock – Check schedule – Gymnastics, Athletics finals 10 AM local
  • Timing: All times local Dakar UTC – For IST add 5:30 hours – For ET (USA) Dakar is five hours ahead of ET