Daniil Smirnov wins Mens Youth Olympic Games

  1. Daniil Smirnov (Russian Federation): 81.298
  2. Uzair Chowdhury (Great Britain): 79.132
  3. Nishihara Ikki (Japan): 79.065
  4. Yang Lanbin (People’s Republic of China): 78.465
  5. Shiroiwa Naoto (Japan): 76.265
  6. Li Lezheng (People’s Republic of China): 74.964
  7. Giacomo Capuzzo (Italy): 74.864
  8. Maxime Rolin (Belgium): 74.731
  9. Samuel Wachter (Austria): 74.231
  10. Abdallah Shaarawy (Egypt): 74.131

Daniil Smirnov of the Russian Federation took home the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around gold at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday (10 November), scoring 81.298 to finish ahead of Great Britain’s Uzair Chowdhury (79.132) and Japan’s Nishihara Ikki (79.065).

It was a remarkable turnaround for 17-year-old Smirnov, who qualified sixth with 76.764, more than four points behind top qualifier Chowdhury. With scores reset for the final, however, the Russian made the most of his second chance.

Dakar 2026: Daniil Smirnov crowned men’s artistic gymnastics all-around champion

Russia’s Daniil Smirnov wins Youth Olympic all-around title

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