Here is India's medal tally and all medal winners at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
India’s campaign at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires ended with 13 medals (three gold medals, nine silvers and one bronze).
This is India's best medal haul at the Summer Youth Olympic Games. India had won 8 medals in 2010 and 2 in 2014.
Jeremy Lalrinnunga became the first-ever Indian gold medallist at the Youth Olympics in boys’ 62 kg weightlifting category. 16-year-old Manu Bhaker won the girls' 10 metre air pistol gold. Her fellow shooter Saurabh Chaudhary won the 10 metre air pistol in the boys catergory.
India won four (2 gold, 2 silver) medals in shooting, one gold medal in wrestling, two silver medals in hockey, one silver and one bronze in athletics and one silver medal each in archery, badminton, wrestling and judo at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Games 2018. Indian players also won three medals in mixed events.
A contingent of 68 members from India, including 46 athletes, was in Argentina to compete in 13 sports during the prestigious event. This was India's largest ever contingent at the Youth Olympics.
Here is India's medal tally and all medal winners at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
| Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
Here are the Indian medal winners at 2018 Youth Olympics Games
| 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 |
Medal tallies updated at 8am IST on Thursday, October 18.
*The medals in mixed event will not be added to India's medal count.
1. Manu Bhaker - Gold
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Manu Bhaker clinched gold medal in women's 10m Air Pistol event. The 16-year-old Bhaker, who had won gold in 10m air pistol at Guadalajara World Cup as well as Commonwealth Games, shot 236.5 to finish on top of the podium. Bhaker has also won a silver in 10m air pistol mixed international event. (Image: PTI)
2. Saurabh Chaudhary - Gold
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Saurabh Chaudhary gunned down the men's 10m air pistol gold. The 16-year-old Chaudhary dominated the final, shooting 244.2 to finish on top of the podium ahead of South Korea's Sung Yunho (236.7). (Image: Reuters)
3. Jeremy Lalrinnunga - Gold
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Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga notched up India's maiden gold medal at the Youth Olympics, claiming the top honours in the men's 62 kg category. The 15-year-old from Aizwal, who is also a world youth silver-medallist, lifted a total of 274 kg (124 kg +150 kg) to finish on top. (Image: Twitter @ioaindia)
4. Akash Malik - Silver
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Akash Malik became the first archer to win a medal for India at Youth Olympics. 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. (Image: Twitter @ioaindia)
5. Suraj Panwar - Silver
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Suraj Panwar won India’s first medal in athletics and 11th overall at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games with a silver in 5000m walk. (Image: Twitter @afiindia)
6. Indian Men's Hockey Team- Silver
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India finished with two silvers in its Hockey5s campaign at the third Youth Olympic Games. The men lost in the final 2-4 to Malaysia on Sunday. (Image: Twitter @TheHockeyIndia)
7. Indian Women's Hockey Team- Silver
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The Indian women's hockey team suffered a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Argentina in the final. (Image: PTI)
8. Simran Kaur - Silver
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Simran won a silver medal in the girls' freestyle 43 kg event. She lost to USA’s Emily Shilson 6-11 in the final after easing through the qualifying rounds. (Twitter @MNUSAW)
9. Lakshya Sen - Silver
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Lakshya Sen settled for a silver medal after he lost the boys' singles summit clash against Li Shifeng of China. Lakshya Sen also won the gold medal as part of the winning team in the mixed team event. (Image: Twitter)
10. Mehuli Ghosh - Silver
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Mehuli Ghosh came within striking distance of winning a historic gold before settling for a silver medal in the women's 10m air-rifle shooting event. A 9.1 in the 24th and final shot, after an excellent sequence of high and mid 10s, cost her the gold medal as she eventually settled for the second position with a total of 248.0. (Image: AFP File Photo)
11. Tababi Devi Thangjam - Silver
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Tababi Devi Thangjam won India's second medal in the girl's 44kg category in Judo on Sunday after losing to Maria Gimenez of Venezuela in the final. The Manipur athlete became the first judoka to win a medal for a country at the Olympics – junior or senior. She has also win a silver in mixed event. (Image: Reuters)
12. Shahu Tushar Mane - Silver
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Shahu Tushar Mane clinched India’s first medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Tushar Mane bagged silver medal as he finished second in his discipline of 10m air rifle men’s event behind Russia’s Shamakov Grigorii. (Image: PTI)
13. Praveen Chitravel - Bronze
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Praveen Chitravel finished in third place in boys' triple jump behind Cuba’s Alejandro Diaz (17.14m and 17.04) and Nigeria’s Emmeanuel Oritsemeyiwa (16.34m and 15.51 m) to clinch the bronze medal. (Image: Twitter)
14. Youth Olympics
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Indian players also won three medals in mixed events. Indian finished 16th with 13 medals at the 2018 Youth Olympics. This is India's best medal haul at the Summer Youth Olympics. India had won 8 medals in 2010 and 2 in 2014.
