Senegal celebrated its first Olympic gold medals at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games on Saturday as Elisabeth Diatta won the women's 55kg beach wrestling final and Maguette Diop claimed the men's 80kg title in Saly.
Diatta defeated Ecuador's Xiomara Meza in the final, while Diop overcame Ukraine's Dmytro Holovenko. Both finals took place on November 7, 2026, before a home crowd.
Coach Isabelle Sambu, a former Olympian, celebrated Diatta's victory. The wins mark a historic moment for Senegal at the Youth Olympics.
