Senegal’s Baseball5 Lions finish eighth after four defeats at Dakar 2026

Author: senenews.comPublished on: November 3, 2026Country: Senegal

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Senegal’s Baseball5 Lions finish eighth after four defeats at Dakar 2026

Senegal finished eighth in the mixed Baseball5 tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after losing 2-1 to Syria in the placement match. It was the Lions’ fourth consecutive defeat; they had previously lost 2-0 to Chinese Taipei, Cuba and Turkey. The tournament began on October 30 at the Complexe Tour de l’œuf in Point E, ahead of the Games’ official opening the following day in Diamniadio. Chinese Taipei and Cuba are set to meet in the gold-medal final on Tuesday at 16:30 GMT.

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