Nigerian swimmer Aidan Dumuje-Abili fulfils dream at 2026 Youth Olympics
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigerian swimmer Aidan Dumuje-Abili, 15, says competing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games is the fulfilment of a childhood dream. He finished fifth in his 100-metre backstroke heat in 1 minute 0.79 seconds, Punch reports, quoting him after his second event at the Games.
Nigerian swimmer Aidan Dumuje-Abili, 15, finished fifth in the fourth heat of the 100-metre backstroke at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday, in 1 minute 0.79 seconds, Punch reports. It was his second event at the Games. He told WSG Events that representing Nigeria at the Youth Olympics fulfilled a childhood dream.
A student at Grange School in Lagos, Dumuje-Abili won bronze in the 50-metre backstroke at the African Youth Games in Angola. He also represented Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Zone 2 Swimming Championships, where his personal best in the 100-metre backstroke was 1 minute 3.80 seconds, according to World Aquatics data.
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which opened in Senegal on 31 October, are the first edition of the Games to be held in Africa. Dumuje-Abili’s journey is part of this competition inaugurated on the continent.
