OMM Newsroom
The 12th day of competition at the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, has ended. Azerbaijan finished the day with one silver medal and dropped one place in the medal standings.
Azerbaijan is now 12th with three gold and two silver medals. The top three remain unchanged: China leads with 16 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals, 30 in total. Japan is second with nine gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals, while Russia, which finished the day with one bronze, is third with eight gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
Medal standings
Egypt is fourth with six gold, one silver and five bronze medals, while Ethiopia is fifth with five gold and three silver medals. Athletes from 95 countries have won medals, with 75 of those countries claiming at least one gold.
Azerbaijan’s gold medals were won by judoka Ibrahim Talibov (55 kg) and beach wrestlers Tunar Guliyev (70 kg) and Elgun Karimli (90 kg). Beach wrestler Nihad Suleymanli (80 kg) and taekwondo athlete Adil Kazimli (73 kg) won silver medals.
Dakar 2026 will conclude on November 13.
Context
At the end of the ninth day of competition on November 8, Azerbaijan stood seventh in the medal standings with three gold and one silver medal.
