Taekwondo: Abdellatif Ladimat wins bronze for Morocco at Youth Olympics
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MAP
Moroccan taekwondo athlete Abdellatif Ladimat won the bronze medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, giving Morocco its first medal of the event. He lost in the semi-final to France's Maxence Botta, 2 rounds to 1, after a third round that ended 16-16 before being awarded to his opponent.
Moroccan taekwondo athlete Abdellatif Ladimat won the bronze medal on Sunday at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), giving Morocco its first medal of the event, according to MAP. He lost in the semi-final to France's Maxence Botta, two rounds to one.
After losing the first round 14-3, Ladimat turned the second around, coming back from 0-4 to 11-6, notably thanks to a head kick, before finishing 20-9 to level the rounds at one apiece. In the third, the Moroccan was leading 16-7 with a few seconds remaining, but the Frenchman snatched a 16-16 draw and the victory on the superiority criterion.
The Dakar 2026 YOG continue until 13 November in Senegal. The medal opens Morocco's account, while several African countries have already won medals in Dakar, including the DRC, which won its first Olympic medal on 7 November.
