India has finished its campaign at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, with 10 medals. The Games ended on Friday.
Nine of India's 17 athletes returned with a medal.
The Youth Olympic Games is a multi-sport event for young athletes.
India's 10 medals are two gold, three silver and five bronze. This is the country's second-best result at the event.
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Only the 2018 Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were better, when India won 13 medals.
Key points
- India won 10 medals: two gold, three silver and five bronze.
- Boxing gave India its first-ever gold medals at this event.
- Swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu became the first Indian athlete to win two medals in one edition.
- Five Khelo India athletes were among the medal winners.
So what made boxing the biggest story?
Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei won gold in the boys' 50kg category. Gunjan won gold in the girls' 48kg category.
Both were the first Indian gold medals in boxing at the Youth Olympic Games.
Together, they also gave India its first boxing gold double here.
A gold double means two golds in one sport at the same Games.
It also helped India record its second-highest gold tally at this event.
Which other athletes added to the count?
Swimming was India's most productive sport, with three medals.
Dhinidhi Desinghu won two bronze, in the girls' 100m and 200m freestyle.
Tirthank Pegu added a bronze in the boys' 200m butterfly.
Shourya Ambure won bronze in the girls' 100m hurdles. It was India's first athletics medal at the Games.
Tanvi Patri won silver in the girls' badminton singles, becoming the first Indian woman to win a badminton medal here.
Khushbu Rajakbhai Darjada took silver in the girls' 63kg judo category.
Taniya won silver in beach wrestling, India's first medal in that discipline.
Rajkumari Lanchenbi Chanu won bronze in wushu, India's first medal in that sport at the Games.
She is a camper at the Sports Authority of India National Centre of Excellence in Imphal.
What does this mean for families back home?
The team faced extreme heat and humidity. Accommodation was below average, and in one room four athletes had to share space.
Each bed had a table fan.
The chef de mission, the head of the Indian team, is Om Prakash Karhana, a former Asian champion shot putter.
Karhana said he had expected about seven or eight medals at the start. He said the athletes exceeded his expectations.
He also said the athletes adjusted well, and none fell sick without air conditioning.
Karhana said many families in India put studies first.
He called on the government, federations and coaches to talk with athletes about their priorities.
For many parents, the choice between books and sport is a real one. So this talk matters for every young athlete at home.
