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Beach handball: Senegal reach Youth Olympics semi-finals

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Beach handball: Senegal reach Youth Olympics semi-finalsMarcus Cyron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Senegal’s Lionceaux beat Thailand 2-0 in the beach handball quarter-finals at the Youth Olympics, with 40 points against 35. They will face Germany in the semi-final on Thursday at 11:45am in Saly, according to Seneweb.

Senegal beat Thailand 2-0 in the beach handball quarter-finals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics, winning both sets with a total of 40 points against 35 for their opponents, reports Seneweb. The Lionceaux thus join Senegal’s women’s team in the last four.

Senegal will face Germany in the semi-final on Thursday at 11:45am in Saly, according to Seneweb. This qualification extends the run of Senegalese delegations in team sports at the Dakar Youth Olympics, following in particular the Lionceaux’s qualification for the 3x3 basketball final and the women’s team’s bronze medal in the discipline.

The beach handball semi-final is the next stage of the tournament for the Senegalese men, against a German side whose qualification is mentioned by Seneweb.

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