India ended their Youth Olympics campaign in the 16th spot with 13 medals.
India finished the 2018 Youth Olympic Games on silver lining as Akash Malik became the first archer to win a medal for India at Youth Olympics.
India ended their Youth Olympics campaign in the 16th spot with 13 medals (three gold, nine silver and one bronze).
The 15-year-old Akash, who trains at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, finished second in the men’s recurve category after losing to USA’s Trenton Cowles 0-6 in the final.
Akash had made a good start to the final with 10 in his first attempt, but he shot a 6 in his second attempt. He recovered to shoot another 10 in the his third but ended up losing first set 26-28.
Trenton Cowles, who discovered archery by playing a video game, shot two 10s and a 9 in the second set to win it 29-27.
Akash made a horrible start to the third set with a six. He shot 10s in the next two attempts but it wasn't enough as Cowles took the set 26-28.
In the women’s individual recurve event, Himani Kumari lost a tough five-set battle 4-6 to USA’s Catalina Gnoriega in the pre-quarterfinals.
In the mixed international team event, Akash and Turkey’s Selin Satir finished eighth after losing the quarter-finals.
Here are India's medal winners at Youth Olympic Games 2018
| Medal |
Name |
Sport |
Event |
| Gold |
Jeremy Lalrinnunga |
Weightlifting |
Boys' 62 kg |
| Gold |
Manu Bhaker |
Shooting |
Girls' 10 metre air pistol |
| Gold |
Saurabh Chaudhary |
Shooting |
Boys' 10m air pistol |
| Gold |
Lakshya Sen |
Badminton |
Mixed team |
| Silver |
Akash Malik |
Archery |
Boys' Recurve |
| Silver |
Tushar Mane |
Shooting |
Boys' 10m air rifle |
| Silver |
Tababi Devi |
Judo |
Girls' 44 kg |
| Silver |
Mehuli Ghosh |
Shooting |
Girls' 10m air rifle |
| Silver |
Tababi Devi |
Judo |
Mixed team |
| Silver |
Manu Bhaker |
Shooting |
Mixed 10m air pistol |
| Silver |
Lakshya Sen |
Badminton |
Boys' singles |
| Silver |
Simran |
Wrestling |
Girls' 10m 43kg freestyle |
| Silver |
India |
Hockey |
Men's Team Event |
| Silver |
India |
Hockey |
Women's Team Event |
| Silver |
Suraj Panwar |
Athletics |
Boys' 5000m Walk |
| Bronze |
Praveen Chitravel |
Athletics |
Boys' Triple Jump |
*The medals in mixed events won't be added to India's tally.
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