Kenya beat Australia 17-12 to win women’s rugby sevens at Youth Olympics
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb and Citizen Digital
Kenya’s women’s team won the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games women’s rugby sevens tournament by beating Australia 17-12 after extra time, reports Seneweb. According to Citizen Digital, the victory gives Kenya its first gold medal in the event, after a 17-5 pool-stage defeat by Australia and a 15-5 semi-final win over Madagascar.
Before the final, Kenya beat China 12-5 and then Senegal 19-0 in the pool stage, before losing 17-5 to Australia. The Kenyan team then eliminated Madagascar 15-5 in the semi-final, with two tries by Mitchel Abuga, according to Citizen Digital.
Australia had previously eliminated Senegal 32-0 and then the United States 14-5 in the competition, according to Seneweb. The Australian team thus reached the final after those two victories.
Senegal had also lost to Australia on 2 November and then to the United States on 3 November, according to Seneweb.
