Seventh of 12: Malaysia’s B-Girl Reese Makes the Dakar 2026 Breaking Quarter-Finals

Malaysia’s Clarissa Tia Jia Yi, known in breaking as B-Girl Reese, finished seventh of 12 in the B-Girls competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after reaching the quarter-finals at Complexe Tour de l’Oeuf.
The 17-year-old placed sixth in the pre-selection battle on 12 November with a score of 70.6. Japan’s Hiyo topped the pre-selection on 80.1.
In Group A of the round robin, she lost 2-0 to Hiyo, beat Senegal’s Suzz 2-0 on 17 votes to one, and lost 2-0 to France’s Queen Lolita on 13 votes to five.
Third place in the group, with two rounds won and 22 votes, made her one of the two best third-placed b-girls, who joined the top two from each group in the quarter-finals.
In the quarter-final on 13 November, Ukraine’s Nikastar beat her 3-0, winning on 25 votes to two.
Hiyo won gold, beating Nikastar 2-1 in the final. Spain’s Mini Ali took bronze, beating Morocco’s Nawel 3-0.
In sailing, Angie Tan Ang Yee finished 14th of 23 in the women’s windsurfing on 128 net points. The 15-year-old placed 18th, 12th and 16th in races 10 to 12 on 11 November, then 11th and 13th in races 13 and 14 on 12 November. The 15th and final race was cancelled.
Italy’s Laura Grasso Castagnetta won gold ahead of Spain’s Olivia Sanchez, both on 24 net points, with China’s Wu Ziyan taking bronze on 27. Singapore’s Kate Teo was 11th.




