134 medals and Egypt on top of Africa: Dakar enters its second week of celebration

Dakar (Senegal), November 5, 2026. The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games are entering their second week, and the first tally is in: by the evening of Wednesday, November 4, 134 medals had been awarded — 42 gold, 42 silver and 50 bronze. The sporting celebration runs until November 13 across Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly.

Ali Zain, Egypt's golden double

Swimming delivered one of the standout images of this first tally: Egypt's Ali Zain won the 50-metre butterfly in 24.06 seconds, after already taking gold in the 100-metre butterfly the day before. A double that makes him one of the faces of this first Dakar week.

Egypt, Africa's leading nation

In the medal table, Japan leads with 9 medals including 6 gold, ahead of China (8 medals) and Russia (5). Fourth, Egypt is the leading African nation, with 4 medals including 3 gold. The host country, Senegal, sits 48th with one bronze medal: Matar Diop's, in the under-66 kg judo category — Senegal's first medal of its Games.

The celebration runs until November 13

In the demonstration tournament, Cuba won the Baseball5 title, with Mexico taking bronze ahead of Kenya. A full week of competitions, finals and popular festivities around the venues remains: Dakar 2026 is delivering on its promise — the first Olympic Games held on African soil.