Team South Africa

Milan Blignaut adds another medal to Team SA's tally, claiming SILVER in the Women's High Jump Final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games!

Blignaut cleared 1.74m on her second attempt, finishing 3cm ahead of the bronze medallist and securing her place on the podium.

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🥈 SILVER FOR TEAM SA 🇿🇦

Milan Blignaut has soared to silver in the women’s high jump at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, clearing a height of 1.74m

The Monument Hoërskool learner was all smiles after securing Team SA’s 11th medal of the Games.

Congratulations, Milan! What a moment to remember! 🇿🇦

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FENCING

Team South Africa’s Nikita Venturas stepped onto the piste for the Women’s Individual Epee competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, taking on six opponents in Pool 2.

Venturas opened her campaign with a convincing 5-2 victory over Marie Kouassi of Ivory Coast before narrowly losing 5-3 to Ukraine’s Alina Dmytruk.

She bounced back with another strong performance, securing a 5-2 win against Kenya’s Aliyah Makena. However, the South African faced tough opposition in her remaining bouts, going down 5-1 to Estonia’s Aleksandra Nikolajeva, 5-1 to Hungary’s Lotti Horvath and 5-2 to Peru’s Astrid Bravo.

Venturas concluded her pool campaign with two victories from six bouts, gaining valuable experience against international competition.

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Team South Africa's Yahyaa Martin and Madison Bateson were back on the road, competing in the Individual Time Trial events at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

In the Men's Individual Time Trial, Martin finished 30th with a time of 11:48.33, crossing the line 1 minute 38.13 seconds behind gold medallist Timotej Michalik of Slovakia.

In the Women's Individual Time Trial, Bateson secured 33rd place, clocking 13:45.16. She finished 2 minutes 12.59 seconds behind Kazakhstan's Anel Tashbay, who claimed the gold medal.

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Megan Nieman claims GOLD in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, clocking an impressive 57.75 seconds, just ahead of Switzerland's Mina Hirsbrunner (57.84)

With this victory, Team South Africa reaches 10 medals, setting a new national record across four Youth Olympic Games appearances and surpassing the 9 medals won at Singapore 2010

A historic moment for Team SA 🇿🇦

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