Portugal’s Artur Gaspar and Switzerland’s Kimey Casanova Win Youth Olympic Triathlon Titles

Portugal’s Artur Gaspar and Switzerland’s Kimey Casanova won the individual triathlon titles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, on back-to-back days at Saly Beach West, according to the official results.
Gaspar won the men’s race on 5 November in 53:13, 10 seconds ahead of Luxembourg’s Emile Vanolst.
Japan’s Daiki Nishizaki and Kazakhstan’s Ramazan Ainegov shared the bronze medal after both finishing in 53:27. Italy’s Ludovico Trincheri was fifth in 53:44.
Casanova won the women’s race on 6 November in 58:58, 21 seconds ahead of Hungary’s Jazmin Kropko.
Estonia’s Evamaria Albert took bronze in 59:37, with Spain’s Maria Romero Lopez fourth in 59:47.
Both races were held over a 750m swim, a 20km bike and a 5km run.
Saudi Arabia’s Feher Moussa placed eighth in the men’s race in 54:10, and Uzbekistan’s Abilaykhan Orinbasarov was 13th in 55:13.
In the women’s race, China’s Xu Enge was 13th in 1:03:44 and Hong Kong’s Ng Yuet Hei 15th in 1:03:58. Indonesia’s Aira Martha Ardistri was 20th and South Korea’s Bae Eunsol 24th.


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