Dakar · Youth Olympic Games
Two Matches, Twice One Point, Two Medals: 3x3 Basketball Propels Senegal to 6th Place at Its Games
One point, twice: on Monday, November 9, at the Tour de l'Œuf, 3x3 basketball gave Senegal the boys' gold (14-13 against Lithuania) and the girls' bronze (18-17 against Egypt). Seven medals, four of them gold, and 6th place for the host nation of its Youth Olympic Games.
Dakar (Senegal), November 10, 2026. One point. Twice one point. On Monday, November 9, at the Tour de l'Œuf, the 3x3 basketball court became the beating heart of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games: in the space of an hour and a quarter, Senegal's boys struck gold and its girls took bronze. Two matches, two one-point wins, two medals — and a host nation climbing to 6th place in the medal table of its own Games.
Two matches, a single point in it
The boys' final kept the crowd holding its breath until the end of overtime: Senegal beat Lithuania 14-13 to claim the Youth Olympic title, its fourth gold medal of these Games. Just before, the girls had shown the way: trailing for much of the bronze-medal game, they overturned Egypt and won 18-17, at the very end of a thriller, on a last shot by Bintou Bangoura at the buzzer.
Seven medals, four of them gold
Senegal's tally now stands at seven medals — four gold, three bronze — and 6th place overall, behind China, Japan, Russia, Egypt and Kenya. It all began on November 1 with Matar Diop's bronze in judo (under 66 kg). Then the sand of Saly worked wonders: on November 7, Élisabeth Diatta (beach wrestling, 55 kg) and Maguette Diop (80 kg) struck gold; the next day, Ndèye Khady Anna Diatta won the 45 kg title and Ablaye Diouf took bronze at 90 kg. The 3x3 completed the collection on Monday. Add, outside the national tally, rider Eden Kazoum's bronze in the mixed team show jumping.
And it is not over yet
The Games run until the closing ceremony on Friday, November 13 at 6 p.m. Beach handball has begun in Saly with wins for both Senegalese teams, taekwondo takes to the mat this Tuesday, and the final day of athletics runs at the Iba-Mar-Diop stadium. With four days to go, 16 African countries already total 55 medals, including 22 gold: Dakar is writing a page of the continent's youth sport history.
In practice
Event : Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games — until Friday, November 13, closing at 6 p.m.
November 9 results : Gold for the boys (14-13 against Lithuania) and bronze for the girls (18-17 against Egypt) in 3x3 basketball, at the Tour de l'Œuf
Senegal's tally : 7 medals: 4 gold, 3 bronze — 6th place overall
The seven medals : Matar Diop (bronze, judo); Élisabeth Diatta, Maguette Diop, Ndèye Khady Anna Diatta (gold, beach wrestling); Ablaye Diouf (bronze, beach wrestling); boys' 3x3 (gold) and girls' 3x3 (bronze)
