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Azerbaijan has climbed to seventh in the medal table at the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The country’s athletes finished the ninth day of competition with two gold medals, moving up 15 places from the previous day.
Azerbaijan has three gold and one silver medal. The top three in the medal standings remain unchanged: China leads with 11 gold, four silver and two bronze medals. Japan is second with nine gold, three silver and four bronze medals, while Russia is third with six gold and four silver.
Egypt is fourth with five gold, one silver and two bronze medals, while France is fifth with three gold, three silver and two bronze.
Azerbaijan’s medalists
Gold medals were won by judoka Ibrahim Talibov (55 kg) and beach wrestlers Tunar Guliyev (70 kg) and Elgun Karimli (90 kg). Another beach wrestler, Nihad Suleymanli (80 kg), won silver.
Athletes from 75 countries have won medals at Dakar 2026. Of those, 39 have claimed at least one gold medal. The Games will conclude on November 13.
Context
On November 2, Ibrahim Talibov won Azerbaijan’s first gold medal at Dakar 2026.
