Senegal's only Olympic medallist hopes Youth Games spur winning mindset
Ba says the Games could inspire young Senegalese athletes, as the host nation has already won seven medals and needs better facilities and coaching.
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Senegal: As Senegal Sets Youth Games Medal Record, Olympic Hero Calls for More Investment
With wins in taekwondo, beach wrestling, judo and three-a-side basketball, hosts Senegal have clocked up a record nine medals at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar - starting from a previous tally of zero. But if the country wants to replicate this success in the future, investment and infrastructure are key, according to its sole adult Olympic medal winner.
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France24Senegal's only Olympic medallist hopes Youth Games spur winning mindset
Nearly four decades later, the west African nation is hosting Africa's first ever Olympics event, the 2026 Youth Games. The Games, Ba told AFP, mark an Olympic success for the continent and Senegal, even if medals have historically remained elusive. AFP sat down with the 68-year-old Olympian at his office at the capital's Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium to talk about the meaning of the Youth Olympics for the west African nation, which he called a …
FACT: A publication shared on TikTok by the account Elimane Cissé states that the Senegalese judoka, Matar Diop, has become the second Olympic medallist in Senegal's history, thanks to his bronze medal won at the Olympic Youth Games (JOJ) Dakar 2026, 38 years after the silver medal of Amadou Dia Bâ in [...]
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