Youth Olympics: two Nigerians win 100m gold in Dakar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo and Gift Bright won the Nigerian women's and men's 100m titles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Nwankwo won in 11.16 seconds with a favourable wind, while Bright prevailed in 10.28 seconds, according to the Nigerian National Sports Commission.
Nigeria's Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo won the women's 100m at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday in 11.16 seconds, in a race held with a favourable wind. She became the third Nigerian to win gold in the event in Youth Olympic Games history, according to Nigeria's National Sports Commission, cited by Leadership.
Gift Bright then won the men's 100m in 10.28 seconds, his personal best, becoming the first Nigerian to win the event at the Youth Olympic Games. China's Zhang Hangyu took silver in 10.57 seconds and Poland's Szymon Dolega bronze in 10.61 seconds, according to Nigeria's National Sports Commission.
The two sprinters had dominated their respective heats before the finals. The National Sports Commission announced their victories in a statement signed on Sunday 8 November by Kola Daniel, the special assistant for media to its director-general, reports Leadership.
The two titles add to the medals already won by the delegations competing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Senegal had notably won two gold medals and one bronze on 8 November at the Youth Olympics.
