Croatia & Egypt celebrate Youth Olympic Games golds in Taekwondo; France claim first Dakar 2026 individual gold in Archery; Russia win Fencing gold
  • Title Croatia & Egypt celebrate Youth Olympic Games golds in Taekwondo; France claim first Dakar 2026 individual gold in Archery; Russia win Fencing gold
  • Publication Date 8th November 2026
  • Languages HR | AR | FR | RU
  • Location Dakar, Senegal
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  • Press Release https://www.olympics.com/en/dakar-2026
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    On the busiest day so far of the Youth Olympic Games, 20 gold medals were awarded. Two came in Taekwondo at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop, where Croatia’s Petra Uglesic underlined her current dominance over her rivals to take gold at Dakar 2026 to add to her World Youth Champion title. France’s Mael Lamouret won the men’s Archery Individual gold medal at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium, which was also the venue for the Opening Ceremony a week ago. The 17-year-old beat number one seed Chen Pin-An of Chinese Taipei 6-4 in the gold medal match. Over at the Dakar Expo Center, 15-year-old Uliana Belykh of Russia won gold in the Fencing Women’s Foil Individual event of the Youth Olympic Games. Belykh, seeded number two, beat top seed Sara Amr Hossny of Egypt 15-8 in the gold medal bout. Austria’s Lena Mayerl completed the podium after beating Poland’s Danuta Tym 15-11 in the bronze medal bout.
  • Games Edition Dakar 2026 (YOG)
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