Matar Diop seeks Senegal’s first medal at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games against Nathan Gbingbehi

Senegalese judoka Matar Diop will face France’s Nathan Gbingbehi in the under-66 kg bronze-medal bout at 4:45 p.m. Sunday at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Diop opened with a round-of-16 victory over Peru’s Yesus Pereira, then lost to Ukraine’s Heydarov in the quarterfinals. After being sent to the repechage, he beat Jamaica’s Gow Laron and now has a chance to win Senegal its first medal of the Games.