Dakar 2026: Team Nigeria Capture Two Gold Medals in Athletics, Targets More

Nigeria win historic Youth Olympics 100m golds

Nigeria made history at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday, sweeping the men’s and women’s 100m titles through Gift Bright and Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo to become the first country to win both sprint crowns at the same edition of the competition. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-win-historic-youth-olympics-100m-golds/

Dakar 2026: Team Nigeria capture two gold medals in athletics, targets more

As predicted by officials of Team Nigeria, the country's flagbearers at the ongoing Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games rose to the challenge on Sunday, winning two gold medals in both male and female 100m events.

Nwankwo, Bright win 100m gold for Nigeria at Youth Olympics

The two victories have lifted Nigeria to joint 14th position on the medal table, according to the standings displayed at the time of filing this report.

Nigeria Makes History With a Sprint Double

Nigeria’s swimmer missed a medal by two places earlier in the week, and the two table tennis flagbearers were out after single group matches. For the first half of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Nigeria had nothing to show for its trip. On Sunday, two sprinters changed that in a single day. Rosemary Nwankwo opened the account in the girls’ 100m final, winning in a wind-assisted 11.16 seconds. The UAE’s Arwa Ali took silver in 11.41, and Qat…

Nwankwo, Bright Make History With Double 100m Gold At Dakar 2026

Nigeria’s Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo and Gift Bright have made history at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after winning gold medals in the women’s and men’s 100m events. Nwankwo became the third Nigerian to win the women’s 100m title in Youth Olympic Games history after storming to victory in a wind-assisted time of 11.16 seconds. […]