Dakar 2026: Senegal win 3x3 basketball gold at home as Nigeria and South Africa strike gold on the track

Dakar — Senegal won gold in the boys' 3x3 basketball tournament at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Monday, beating Lithuania 14-13 in overtime in front of a home crowd.

Decided in overtime

The final was level at 12-12 at the end of regulation time. In overtime the Lionceaux scored two points to Lithuania's one. Frédéric Clovice Mané, Senegal's leading player throughout the tournament, scored eight points, Papa Mamadou Cissé three, Ibrahima Ndiaye two and Sacoura Diop one. Senegal had come from behind to beat Germany 16-15 in the semi-final.

It was Senegal's fourth gold medal of the Games. Earlier on Monday the girls' 3x3 team won bronze, beating Egypt 18-17 with a two-point shot from Bintou Bangoura on the buzzer. Bangoura and Nene Sira Diallo scored seven points each.

Ugoh's 400m title

On the athletics track, Praise Ugoh won the girls' 400m in a personal best of 52.76 seconds, the first Nigerian to win the event at the Youth Olympics. Osmary Pacheco was second in 52.85 and Aisha Muhammed third in 53.06. It was Nigeria's third gold, after Sunday's sprint double: Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo won the girls' 100m in a wind-assisted 11.16 and Gift Bright became the first Nigerian to win the boys' 100m, in a personal best of 10.28.

High jump gold for South Africa

South Africa's Matao Le Roux won the boys' high jump with an equal personal best of 2.16m, ahead of China's Liu Sen (2.14m). Egypt's Mohammed Zaki took bronze with 2.09m on countback.

The medal table

China lead with 13 gold, seven silver and three bronze, ahead of Japan, Russia and Egypt. Kenya are fifth with four gold medals and Senegal sixth with four gold and three bronze, Premium Times reported. Nigeria are 11th.

The Games, the first Youth Olympics held in Africa, run until 13 November.

Sources: wiwsport, wiwsport, Premium Times, November 2026.