By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
Elizabeth Diatta beat Japan’s Kojima R. 4-1 in the under-55kg beach wrestling final in Saly, giving Senegal its first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. The victory is also the country’s first Youth Olympic title, 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.
7 NovYouth Olympics: two Senegalese wrestlers reach finals in Dakar
7 NovDakar 2026: Babacar Mbaye and Élisabeth Diatta remain unbeaten in beach wrestling
7 NovDakar 2026 Youth Olympics: futsal replaces 11-a-side footballÉlisabeth 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.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
Senegal's men's 3x3 basketball team qualified for the quarter-finals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after beating Lithuania 21-12, following an earlier 16-13 win over Algeria. Senegal finished the group stage with two wins, according to SeneNews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: SeneNews ·
Nikolaos Papatheodorou and Miguel Reis Oliveira jointly won the men's 50-metre backstroke at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The two swimmers recorded the same time, 25.69 seconds, and each claimed a gold medal, according to SeneNews.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: SeneNews ·
Eswatini Olympic Committee President Adam Mthethwa hosted a dinner in Dakar to encourage the delegation competing at the Youth Olympic Games. Swimmer Luca Fraser was congratulated after three events and two personal bests, according to CEO Maxwell Jele.
🇸🇿 Eswatini · Source: Times of Eswatini ·
142 migrants intercepted in Keur Massar with 3,760 litres of fuelThe Keur Massar Research Brigade intercepted 142 people attempting to reach Spain by pirogue and seized 3,760 litres of fuel, as well as an engine. Several candidates, some of whom had burns, were evacuated to health facilities, according to Dakaractu.
Football: Chelle names 24 Nigerians for AFCON 2027Nigeria coach Éric Chelle has selected 24 players for two 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Tanzania on 13 and 17 November. Nigeria, second in Group L, must win the matches to strengthen its qualification chances, P.M. News reports.The week in Africa
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