Singapore’s Ng Zhe Nin topped both preliminary routines to lead the women’s Taijiquan Combined qualifiers into the final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, where the first wushu medals at an official Olympic event are awarded on 3 November.

The 16-year-old scored 9.300 in the Taijishan on 1 November and 9.353 in the Taijiquan on 2 November for a total of 18.653, according to the official results.

Chinese Taipei’s Chu Yu En was second on 18.563 and the Philippines’ Angel Polo third on 18.456. The top eight go into the final at the Dakar Expo Center in Diamniadio.

Singapore have 14 athletes at the Games in Senegal, which run until 13 November.

In table tennis, Loy Ming Ying, 16, reached the women’s singles Round of 16, where she plays India’s Syndrela Das on 3 November.

Loy beat Australia’s Daisy Xie 11-3, 9-11, 11-3, 11-3 on 1 November and Tunisia’s Ela Saidi 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 on 2 November in Group 7.

Her only defeat in the group came on 1 November against South Korea’s Heo Yerim, who won 10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6.

In badminton, Zack Ng, 17, beat Venezuela’s Fabricio Marx Rodriguez Tovar 21-4, 21-2 in men’s singles Group E on 2 November.

He plays Thailand’s Punnatat Prempunpong in his next Group E match on 3 November.