Mustapha Jadama wins silver at Dakar Youth Olympics
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Gambiana
Mustapha Jadama gave Gambia its first medal at the Youth Olympics by taking silver in the men’s 400m in 46.93 seconds. The performance makes him the first Gambian Olympic medallist across all editions of the Olympic Games, according to Gambiana.
Gambian Mustapha Jadama won the silver medal in the men’s 400m at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, Gambiana reports. He crossed the line in 46.93 seconds, in second place.
It is Gambia’s first medal in the competition, and the country’s first Olympic medal across all editions, according to Gambiana.
The Gambian medal adds to those already won by African delegations in Dakar, notably the DR Congo’s first Olympic medal, on 7 November.
