Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games: Elvira Espinosa wins 400m freestyle
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
Ecuadorian swimmer Elvira Espinosa won the 400m freestyle in 4 minutes 22.87 seconds, becoming the first gold medallist at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. She won on Sunday 1 November at the Complexe Tour de l’Œuf, according to Le Soleil.
Ecuadorian Elvira Espinosa won the 400m freestyle at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in 4 minutes 22.87 seconds, claiming the competition’s first gold medal, according to Senegalese newspaper Le Soleil. The race took place on Sunday 1 November at the Complexe Tour de l’Œuf.
The first medals were awarded the day after the opening of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the first Olympic competition to be held in Africa. The Games opened on 31 October in Senegal.
Update, 1 November 2026: Senegalese judoka Matar Diop won bronze in the under-66kg category at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, giving Senegal its first medal of the competition. Read: Senegalese judoka Matar Diop wins bronze in Dakar.
Update, 1 November 2026: Ecuadorian swimmer Elvira Espinosa won the 400m freestyle at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Read: Elvira Espinosa wins 400m freestyle at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
