India's Tirthank Pegu made history at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Friday, winning bronze in the men's 200m butterfly to become the first Indian male swimmer to win a medal at the Youth Olympics.

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The 17-year-old clocked 2:01.25 in the final at the Complexe Tour de l'Oeuf in Dakar. Egypt's Zain Ali took gold in 1:57.88 and Vietnam's Duong Van Hoang Quy silver in 2:00.32.

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2:01.25Pegu's 200m butterfly final time
1:57.88Gold — Zain Ali (Egypt)
6India's Dakar tally: 2 silver, 4 bronze

Pegu had reached the final after clocking 2:05.30 in the heats. The bronze was also a response to a near miss earlier in the Games, when he finished fourth in the men's 100m butterfly in 54.98 seconds — just 0.27 seconds short of the podium.

His medal completed a landmark day for Indian swimming in Dakar. Hours earlier, Dhinidhi Desinghu had won bronze in the women's 200m freestyle — her second medal of the Games after her 100m freestyle bronze on November 2 — making her the first Indian athlete to win two individual medals at a Youth Olympics. Swimming now accounts for three of India's six Dakar medals.

India's six-medal tally at Dakar 2026 stands at two silver and four bronze, with the Games running until November 13.