Dakar 2026 is the 4th edition of the Summer Youth Olympics.
I recall the first being very controversial. Did we really want OLYMPIC pressure on gymnasts this young?
It’s turned out to be a big success. I’m particularly happy that Dakar, Senegal, was the host. Africa has a lot of untapped potential in Gymnastics.
Results are posted on Wikipedia.
Unlike Senior Worlds Rotterdam, Russia was allowed to compete under their name and flag at this competition.
Of particular interest was the mixed team competition.
Sudden victory competitions are always exciting.
All-Around champions Daniil Smirnov elected to perform on Horizontal Bar first, but fell on Kolman. Russia was out.
China’s Chen Ziyan and Yang Lanbin combined strengths to win gold in Wednesday’s mixed team event on the last day of the gymnastics competition at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.
The Chinese pair’s 27.832 score in the final round earned them an easy win over Japan’s Minamino Yume and Nishihara Ikki, who took silver with 25.966.
Bronze went to Israel’s Ophir Shmuely and Tomer Tirosh (24.366). …
China’s Chen Ziyan and Yang Lanbin combine for mixed team gold at Youth Olympic Games
Click PLAY or watch the winning team on YouTube.
