India's 15-year-old Linthoi Chanambam clinches historic gold at World Cadet Judo Championship - WATCH

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Indian teenager Linthoi Chanambam claimed a historic gold at the World Cadet Judo Championship in Sarajevo, becoming the first from the country to win a medal in the tournament across any age group.

The 15-year-old from Manipur defeated Brazil`s Bianca Reis to finish on top of the podium in the women`s 57kg contest held in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

HISTORY IS WRITTEN. __ IIS Judoka Linthoi Chanambam is India's first ever Judo World Champion. __#CraftingVictories #India #Judo pic.twitter.com/oVTFaSOc5F

— Inspire Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) August 26, 2022

/>"LINTHOI WINS 1st EVER GOLD AT WORLDS. Reigning Asian Champion Linthoi Chanambam (W-57kg) defeats Bianca Reis 1-0 to win at Cadet World C`ships 2022. She scripts history to become Champion by winning 1st ever medal for India at the Worlds across any age-group," the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said in a tweet on Friday.

As per SAI, Linthoi is a `TOPScheme` development group athlete.

In July, she won a gold and opened India`s medal account on the third day of the Asian Cadet & Junior Judo Championship 2022 in Bangkok. Linthoi claimed her gold medal in the 63kg category of the cadet event.