By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
Nikolaos Papatheodorou and Miguel Reis Oliveira jointly won the men's 50-metre backstroke at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The two swimmers recorded the same time, 25.69 seconds, and each claimed a gold medal, according to SeneNews.
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The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games flame arrives in Senegal and is celebrated in several countries, while Dakar prepares for the Games.
5 NovYouth Olympics swimming: Madagascar’s Tendry Rakotobe eliminated
5 NovSaly sees fewer tourists than expected for the Youth Olympics
4 NovSwimming at YOG: Ozavino Ngaka fails to qualifyKenya won the women’s sevens rugby tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games by beating Australia 17-12 in the final. Madagascar took bronze against the Czech Republic and won the first Olympic medal in its history, according to Le Soleil.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Le Soleil ·
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.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Punch ·
Gabonese swimmer Ozavino Ngaka did not reach the finals of the 50-metre freestyle or 50-metre butterfly at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, GabonActu and L’Union report. He nevertheless set a time of 28.77 seconds in the 50-metre freestyle, improving his personal record; GabonActu compares it with 29.86 seconds, while L’Union cites a former national record of 29.02 seconds. He was still due to compete in the 50-metre breaststroke.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: GabonActu ·
Senegalese wushu athlete Worèye Ndiaye, competing at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, has withdrawn after a knee injury. She was hospitalised overnight at Dakar Principal Hospital and is in a stable condition, according to the Senegalese Kung Fu Wushu Federation.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Dakar: two suspects referred with 850 grammes of hashishTwo people have been referred to the Dakar public prosecutor’s office after eight 50-gramme slabs and nine balls of hashish were seized. The Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Drug Trafficking suspects organised international trafficking between Casablanca and Dakar, according to Seneweb.
Oshoala gives car to former coachNigerian footballer Asisat Oshoala gave a new Toyota Highlander to Emmanuel Osahon Orobosa, her former coach at FC Robo International. The gesture rewards the coach’s support since her beginnings in 2009, according to a club statement cited by Punch.The week in Africa
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