Kenya's girls beat Australia in golden point to win rugby sevens gold at Dakar 2026
Madagascar took bronze. South Africa's boys won silver, Egypt and Senegal have medals, and 57 had been awarded after two days.
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Dakar — Kenya won the girls' rugby sevens at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Monday, beating Australia 17-12 in golden point at the Iba Mar Diop complex.
Australia had beaten Kenya 17-5 in the pool stage and led several times in the first half of the final. Zain Hido and Josephine Kerubo scored in reply, and it was 12-12 at full time. In extra time Mitchelle Chemtai went over in the corner to win it. Hido, the captain, called the win life-changing for the players.
Madagascar beat Czechia 26-10 for bronze, which RugbyPass describes as the country's first Olympic medal of any kind. Hosts Senegal finished eighth.
Africa's other medals so far
- Egypt: gold for swimmer Zain Ali in the 100m butterfly on Sunday, the first African gold of the Games, and bronze for judoka Aly Elramly at under-81kg.
- South Africa: silver in the boys' rugby sevens, after losing the final 26-19 to France, and silver for Leah Markgraaff in the 400m freestyle.
- Senegal: bronze for judoka Matar Diop at under-66kg, the host nation's first medal.
- Zambia: bronze for wrestler Elisha Zimba at under-55kg.
After two days, 57 medals had been awarded, including 17 golds. The Games run until 13 November. Nigeria's athletes do not feature in the reports we reviewed, and full results from Tuesday were not yet available to us.
Source: RugbyPass, APS via allAfrica, Journal du Sénégal, November 2026.
