SportsPhoto: HT SportsIndia's 17 Young Athletes Ready for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
India will send 17 athletes to compete in 11 disciplines at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games starting Saturday. Previous Youth Olympics saw stars like Manu Bhaker and Lakshya Sen emerge, with India winning 23 medals since 2010. This edition has fewer quotas and excludes shooting, so India aims for medals in boxing, badminton, and archery. Rising badminton star Tanvi Patri recently won the U17 singles title at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships.
HT Sports··New Delhi


