Taniya wins first Indian Youth Olympics beach wrestling medal with silver
India's Taniya took silver in the women's 75kg beach wrestling final at Dakar 2026 after losing to China's Zhao Min.
Taniya became the first Indian wrestler to win a Youth Olympics beach wrestling medal, claiming silver in the women's 75kg category at Dakar 2026 after a 1-2 loss to China's Zhao Min.
Key takeaways
- Taniya became the first Indian wrestler to win a Youth Olympics beach wrestling medal.
- She won silver in the women's 75kg category at Dakar 2026.
- She lost 1-2 to China's Zhao Min in the gold-medal bout.
- She had won all four bouts before the final, ending an unbeaten run.
- Beach wrestling made its debut at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games.
Taniya became the first Indian wrestler to win a beach wrestling medal at the Youth Olympics after claiming silver in the women's 75kg category at Dakar 2026.
She lost 1-2 to China's Min Zhao in the gold-medal bout on Saturday at Saly Beach West in Dakar, Senegal. Taniya had taken an early 1-0 lead before Zhao drew level and scored the decisive point to win by Victory by Points (VPO).
The defeat ended Taniya's unbeaten run in the competition, in which she had won all four of her bouts before the final.
She began her campaign with a 3-1 victory over Germany's Mia Mauer in Group B, winning by technical superiority, before getting past Greece's Vasiliki Karavanou by the same margin in her second group bout.
She carried that momentum into the knockout rounds, defeating Estonia's Merily Vaester 4-1 by technical superiority in the quarterfinals before overcoming Matilda Ann Hruby of the United States 3-1 in the semifinals to book her place in the title clash.
About the event
Beach wrestling is a fast-paced combat sport contested on sand within a seven-metre circular area, and it is making its debut at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games. Each bout lasts a maximum of three minutes.
A wrestler wins by scoring three points or executing a decisive throw that lands the opponent on their back.
The Youth Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 15 to 18 years old, organised by the International Olympic Committee, and held every four years in staggered summer and winter events.
The first summer version was held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010 while the first winter version was held in Austria from 13 to 22 January 2012.
Dakar 2026 is the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympics and is scheduled to be held for 14 days from 31 October to 13 November 2026, becoming the first IOC event to be held in Africa.
No further match for Taniya is listed in the sources.
Taniya's results at Dakar 2026
Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Group B | Mia Mauer (Germany) | Win | 3-1 |
Group B | Vasiliki Karavanou (Greece) | Win | 3-1 |
Quarterfinal | Merily Vaester (Estonia) | Win | 4-1 |
Semifinal | Matilda Ann Hruby (United States) | Win | 3-1 |
Final | Min Zhao (China) | Loss | 1-2 |
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