Nigeria’s Gift Bright, Rosemary Nwankwo and Praise Ugoh have made their mark at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, winning three gold medals in athletics.
Bright claimed men’s 100m gold in a Games record of 10.28 seconds, while Nwankwo won the women’s 100m in 11.16 seconds to complete Nigeria’s historic sprint double.
Then Ugoh added Nigeria’s third gold medal with victory in the women’s 400m, clocking a personal best of 52.76 seconds.
Meanwhile, the National Sports Commission (NSC) congratulated the three champions, their coaches and the entire Team Nigeria contingent on these outstanding performances.
The NSC stated that their achievements highlight the depth of emerging Nigerian athletic talent and offer further encouragement for the future of Nigerian sports.
Team Nigeria are currently in 11th position with three gold medals in the medal table.
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Egypt are Africa’s highest ranked team in fourth place with six gold, one silver and three bronze medals, Kenya are fifth with four gold and one silver while hosts Senegal who has four gold and three bronze medals are occupy sixth position.
The current top three countries on the medal table are China (13 gold, seven silver, three bronze), Japan (nine gold, six silver, five bronze) and Russia (six gold, four silver).
The 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games which began on October 31 will end on November 13.
This year’s edition is the fourth of the Summer Youth Olympics, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
By James Agberebi
