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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, with Japan’s Daiki Nishizaki and Kazakhstan’s Ramazan Ainegov sharing the men’s bronze.

From Group Defeat to Gold Medal Match: Singapore’s Loy Ming Ying Claims Youth Olympic Table Tennis Silver

Singapore’s Loy Ming Ying, 16, won silver in the women’s table tennis singles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, losing 4-2 to Chinese Taipei’s Chen Minhsin in the gold medal match after beating Hong Kong’s Su Tsz Tung in the semi-finals.

Malaysia’s Shannon Tan Places Sixth in 200m Butterfly Final as Loo Cheng Feng Ends Dakar 2026 Campaign

Shannon Tan Yan Qing finished sixth in the women’s 200m butterfly final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, as Loo Cheng Feng completed his programme in the 200m freestyle heats.

Malaysia’s Loo Cheng Feng Swims 23.25 for Fourth in Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics 50m Freestyle Final

Malaysia’s Loo Cheng Feng, 16, finished fourth in the men’s 50m freestyle final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in 23.25, while Shannon Tan Yan Qing placed eighth in the 200m individual medley final.

Singapore’s Ng Zhe Nin Takes Taijiquan Combined Gold at Dakar 2026, First in All Four Routines

Singapore’s Ng Zhe Nin won the women’s Taijiquan Combined gold at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, placing first in all four routines, while Loy Ming Ying reached the table tennis quarter-finals.

Malaysia’s Shannon Tan and Loo Cheng Feng Back in the Pool as Lim Kai Shen Finishes Fourth in Dakar

Swimmers Shannon Tan Yan Qing and Loo Cheng Feng race again at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on 4 November, after Lim Kai Shen finished fourth in the wushu Taijiquan Combined final.

Singapore’s Ng Zhe Nin Tops Both Routines to Lead Women’s Taijiquan Qualifiers at Dakar 2026

Singapore’s Ng Zhe Nin leads the women’s Taijiquan Combined final qualifiers at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, while Loy Ming Ying reached the table tennis Round of 16.

Lim Kai Shen Qualifies Third for Wushu Final at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

Lim Kai Shen qualified third for the men’s Taijiquan Combined final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, while Lucas Lee plays Riyan Malhan with a badminton quarter-final place between them.

Osako Suguru Breaks Japan Record in Tokyo Marathon, Receives 100 Million Yen Bonus

Osako Suguru dug deep with an Olympic berth at stake in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday (1 March), finishing a Japanese-high fourth in a national record of 2:05:29. Osako rewrote his own Japan record by 21 seconds. If no one…

Mixed Relay Triathlon is going to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!

The International Triathlon Union, ITU is pleased to announce that the Triathlon Mixed Relays has been included on the Programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee announced the new events added for the next Olympics, which…