Worèye Ndiaye withdraws from Dakar YOG after injury
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegalese wushu athlete Worèye Ndiaye, competing at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, withdrew after a knee injury. Hospitalised overnight at Dakar's Principal Hospital Centre, she is in a stable condition, according to the Senegalese kung fu wushu federation.
The Senegalese kung fu wushu federation announced that Worèye Ndiaye, a Senegalese wushu athlete, had withdrawn from the rest of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar 2026 after suffering a knee injury, Senego reports. Medical examinations concluded that she could not resume competition.
Worèye Ndiaye was due to compete in the bare-hand taijiquan event, scheduled for 10.30am. She was kept overnight at Dakar's Principal Hospital Centre and is in a stable condition, according to the federation, quoted by Senego. It wished her a speedy recovery and thanked the medical team that treated her.
The previous day, the athlete had represented Senegal in taolu, a wushu event, in front of the Games' spectators. Her withdrawal comes as the Dakar YOG, which opened on 31 October, continues in the Senegalese capital.
