The Republic of Korea’s wait for a first gold at Dakar 2026 is over thanks to Taekwondo ace Lee Siwoo on another busy day of action in the Youth Olympics, with 20 golds awarded on day nine. The 17-year-old dominated both rounds of her gold medal contest against Mackenzie Macdonald (AUS) to demonstrate she is one of the many young Dakar 2026 talents to look out for at LA28 and beyond. In Archery it was the women’s Individual finals at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium and the gold was won by Türkiye’s Dunya Yenihayat. The 17 year-old was taken to a shootout by Whang Yu-Eun (USA) with the score at 5-5. Both had one arrow and scored 10 but Yenihayat was the closest to the centre of the board. Sandra Perez Cumbreras (SPA) beat Tabitha Ern Lin Yeo (SGP) 6-4 to win bronze. Also in Diamniadio, at the Dakar Expo Center, the Men’s Foil Individual medals were decided in Fencing. Ho Shing Him Harris won the gold medal bout against Masashi Maeda (JAP) for Hong Kong China’s first gold of Dakar 2026. The fencers were level at 5-5 before Ho pulled away to win 15-8. Aris Kiayias beat Mohammad Belbouab (GBR) to win another bronze for Cyprus.