Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics: Senegal wins gold, a celebration for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Senegal won two beach wrestling gold medals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games: Élisabeth Diatta in the under-55 kg category and Maguette Diop in the under-80 kg category at Saly Beach West. Judoka Matar Diop had earlier claimed bronze, becoming Senegal’s first medalist at the competition. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye congratulated all three athletes, as well as their coaches and families, and hailed the achievement as historic for the country.