By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Four Senegalese wrestlers are competing on Sunday 8 November in the beach wrestling events at Dakar 2026 YOG in Saly Beach West, seeking to add to the host country's tally after Élisabeth Diatta and Maguette Diop won two gold medals the previous day. The discipline is appearing on the Olympic programme for the first time, according to Le Soleil.
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The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games flame arrives in Senegal and is celebrated in several countries, while Dakar prepares for the Games.
8 NovBeach wrestling: Abdoulaye Diouf wins bronze at YOG
8 NovYouth Olympics beach wrestling: Diatta wins gold for Senegal
8 Nov3x3 basketball: Lionceaux beat Mongolia 20-11 at Youth OlympicsÉlisabeth Diatta won the under-55 kg final 4-1 in beach wrestling against Japan's Kojima Reisa in Saly, giving Senegal its first gold medal at the Dakar 2026 YOG and the first youth Olympic title in its history, according to France 24. Maguette Diop then won gold in the under-80 kg category, taking Senegal's total to three medals.
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Élisabeth Diatta, in the -50 kg category, and Maguette Diop, in the -80 kg category, have qualified for the wrestling finals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Senegal is thus guaranteed at least two silver medals, according to Le Soleil.
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Young Senegalese athletes won two gold medals in beach wrestling and a bronze in judo at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics. Élisabeth Diatta, Maguette Diop and Matar Diop were congratulated by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, according to Senego.
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Senegalese wrestlers Maguette Diop (80 kg) and Babacar Mbaye (60 kg) have qualified for the beach wrestling semi-finals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after three wins in three bouts each, including victories over Ukraine's Dmytro Holovenko and Kiril Nahirnyi. Both representatives finished the preliminaries unbeaten, according to Seneweb.
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye mobilises state resources after Lompoul boat sinkingBassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye offered condolences to families after a pirogue capsized off Lompoul, in the commune of Léona, and announced the mobilisation of state resources. The Senegalese president also called for searches to be strengthened and for networks organising irregular crossings to be tackled, according to Le Soleil.
U23 AFCON: Chelle names 23 Nigerians against DR CongoNigeria coach Eric Chelle has selected 23 players for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against DR Congo, including goalkeeper Michael Atata and midfielder Daniel Daga. The first leg is on 13 November in Lubumbashi and the return leg on 17 November in Ikenne-Remo, with a place at the Egyptian tournament that qualifies for the 2028 Olympics at stake, according to Business Day.The week in Africa
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