Youth Olympics: Tunisia’s Yasmine Haouani takes silver in taekwondo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Webdo
Tunisian taekwondo athlete Yasmine Haouani lost 0-2 in the final of the under-55 kg category to Senegal’s Marie Sarr at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. This silver medal gives Tunisia its second award of the edition, after the bronze... silver in the discus throw by Katr Ennada Jaoued, according to Webdo.
Tunisian taekwondo athlete Yasmine Haouani won the silver medal in the under-55 kg category at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (JOJ) on Tuesday, according to Webdo. She lost in the final to Senegal’s Marie Sarr by 0-2.
To reach the final, Haouani beat Eswatinian athlete Simisile Ziyanda Thwala (2-0) in the quarter-finals, then Mexico’s Aline Herrera Martinez (2-1) in the semi-final. This medal is Tunisia’s second at the JOJ, after Katr Ennada Jaoued’s discus throw on Sunday, with a throw of 49.28 metres. The Tunisian delegation has 42 athletes competing in 16 disciplines.
