Taniya wins India's maiden beach wrestling medal at Youth Olympics

Dakar, Nov 8 (UNI) India's Taniya won the silver medal in the women's 75kg beach wrestling event at the Youth Olympic Games 2026 here in Senegal. The Indian wrestler lost 2-1 to the People's Republic of China's Min Zhao, the 2025 U17 world wrestling champion in the women's 69kg category, in the gold medal match at the Saly Beach West venue on Saturday, according to olympics.com. The silver made Taniya India's first-ever Youth Olympics medallist in beach wrestling, with the sport making its debut at the multisport meet at Dakar 2026. Taniya arrived in Dakar having won bronze in the…