Senegal reaches 12 medals at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegal raised its total to 12 medals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics, with five gold and seven bronze. Africa’s provisional tally also reached 73 medals, surpassing the record of 56 podium finishes set in 2018, according to Senego, with figures also reported by Industries.
Senegal raised its medal tally to twelve at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with five golds and seven bronze medals as of the evening of 12 November, according to Senego. Three new gold medals were won in beach wrestling by Élisabeth Diatta, Maguette Diop and Ndèye Khady Anna Diatta.
Marie Sarr also won gold in taekwondo and Senegal’s men’s 3x3 basketball team won its competition. In Saly, Senegal’s beach handball teams finished on two podiums, with the women’s team beating France and the men’s team beating Hungary two sets to one, according to Senego. The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics are taking place until 13 November in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly.
