By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Ecuadorian swimmer Elvira Espinosa won the 400m freestyle at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The victory makes her the first champion of the edition, according to Senego.
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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.
1 NovEgyptian Ali Zain wins 100m butterfly in 52.16 seconds at YOG
1 NovSenegalese judoka Matar Diop wins bronze at Dakar Youth Olympics
1 NovDakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games: Elvira Espinosa wins 400m freestyleEcuadorian 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.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
Egyptian swimmer Ali Zain, 17, won the 100m butterfly at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in 52.16 seconds, ahead of Slovenia’s Kalan Aleksej. The victory, secured on Sunday 1 November, was the edition’s first African gold medal, according to RFI Afrique.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Source: Senego ·
The opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games was held at the Abdoulaye-Wade Stadium in Diamniadio, attended by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, according to Le Soleil and Africa Top Sports. The first edition held in Africa brings together around 2,700 athletes in 25 sports over two weeks. Africa Top Sports highlighted the tribute to Senegalese wrestling and futsal’s inclusion in the programme.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye opened the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Saturday 31 October at the Diamniadio stadium, in the presence of several leaders including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, according to Bamada.net, Mali Actu and Rwanda News Agency. The first edition to be held in Africa brings together nearly 207 national Olympic committees and about 2,700 young athletes in 25 sports, according to the three outlets.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Bamada.net ·
And Gueusseum postpones Senegal strike to 19 and 20 NovemberSenegalese trade union alliance And Gueusseum has postponed its 48-hour strike to 19 and 20 November 2026, after a truce during the Youth Olympic Games. The unions accuse the government of failing to honour its commitments and say health represents only 3% of the CFA7,000 billion national budget, according to their statement.
Women’s Under-17 World Cup: Nigeria reach semi-finals after 1-0 winNigeria beat Venezuela 1-0 in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup quarter-finals and will face Brazil in the semi-finals after Brazil’s 2-1 win over China, according to P.M. News, Leadership and Vanguard. The decisive penalty, scored in the 89th minute, is attributed to Aishat Oduntan by P.M. News and to Azeezat Oduntan by Leadership and Vanguard.The week in Africa
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