The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games officially concluded on Friday, November 13, 2026. The international youth sport event was held at Dakar city, in Senegal, West Africa. This year the event marked its 4th edition and made history of becoming the first ever Olympic sporting event held on the African continent.
In the event approximately 2,700 athletes participated across 25 different sports categories and competed in 153 medal events. Names of the games featured in the international youth sport are, Athletics, Swimming, Basketball 3×3, Football-related disciplines, Rugby sevens, Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo, Fencing, Artistic Gymnastics, Skateboarding, Breaking, Surfing, Beach volleyball, Beach handball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Archery, Equestrian, Sailing, Triathlon, Coastal rowing, Baseball 5, Wushu and Futsal.
Moreover, the sports event took place in three different cities of Senegal which includes Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly. In the medal tally China topped the table with 18 gold, 8 silver, and 7 bronze. Africa as a continent won 76 medals which includes 27 gold, 17 silver and 32 bronze.
According to reports, this year African countries collectively broke the previous year Youth Olympics Games medal record. Egypt, Ethiopia and Senegal were the countries who performed outstanding in the international youth sports event. Egypt won 6 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze medals. Ethiopia won 5 gold, and 3 silver medals. The hosting country Senegal secured 5 gold, and 7 bronze medals.
Also Egypt was the only African country who secured the position in top 5 in the medal tally of the tournament. Egypt finished the event in 4th position with 12 medals. Swimmer Zain Ali was the star performer for the Egypt country as he won three gold medals in swimming competitions including 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly.
Notably, Nigeria broke new ground by winning three gold medals in 100m sprint events including men’s and women’s category. Zimbabwe athlete Ropafadzo Mzondo also won the country’s first Youth Olympic gold medal in the men’s 200m event.