On Sunday, the Mexican delegation added two more medals to its tally at the 4th Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026, following podium finishes by Karen Ríos in beach wrestling and Kendra Duany in the discus throw. With these, Mexico has reached a total of six medals—one silver and five bronze—placing the country 39th in the overall medal table for the event, which concludes on November 13.
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Karen Ríos, from Oaxaca, won the silver medal in the women’s 45kg beach wrestling final—a new discipline introduced to the Youth Olympic Games. The Mexican athlete competed in a tightly contested final against Senegal’s Anna Khady Diatta, becoming the first Mexican woman to reach the podium in this discipline at the youth games.
This result also marked Mexico’s first silver medal in Dakar 2026. Ríos finished in second place, while the representative from Senegal took the gold in the 45kg category.
Meanwhile, in athletics, Kendra Duany won the bronze medal in the women’s discus throw with a mark of 48.44 meters. The Mexican athlete rounded out the podium, contributing the sixth medal for the national delegation at the Youth Olympic Games.
¡México sigue sumando en Dakar 2026! 🇲🇽🥇 La delegación nacional llegó a seis medallas: una de plata y cinco de bronce en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud.
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The text reads, “Mexico continues to rack up medals at Dakar 2026! 🇲🇽🥇 The national delegation has reached a total of six medals—one silver and five bronze—at the Youth Olympic Games. Karen Ríos secured silver in beach wrestling, while Kendra Duany took home bronze in the discus throw. Also notable are the two bronze medals won by Daniel Saborío in swimming, a podium finish for Victoria Fernanda García, and a medal earned by the mixed Baseball5 team.”
Duany celebrated the result alongside other members of the Mexican delegation present in Dakar. Her performance adds to Mexico’s medal haul across various disciplines, including swimming, Baseball5, beach wrestling, and athletics.
Mexico’s success in Dakar 2026 began with swimmer Victoria Fernanda García, who won bronze in the 50-meter butterfly with a time of 27.49 seconds. Subsequently, the mixed Baseball5 team secured another bronze medal by defeating their counterparts from Kenya 2–1.
Swimming continued to yield strong results through Daniel Saborío, who claimed two bronze medals: one in the 200-meter freestyle, with a time of 1:49.68, and another in the 400-meter freestyle, with a time of 3:52.72. With these performances, Saborío established himself as a multi-medalist at this edition of the Youth Olympic Games.
Mexican Olympic Committee
Marijosé Alcalá, president of the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM), closely followed the performances of the Mexican athletes across the various sporting venues in Dakar. Following Kendra Duany’s bronze-medal win, Alcalá highlighted the athlete’s effort and joy in a message shared on her social media channels.
“Thank you for reminding us that while medals are earned through hard work, they are also enjoyed with the heart,” Alcalá wrote. She further noted that Duany’s enthusiasm for representing Mexico was infectious, adding that the athlete remained all smiles and frequently embraced fellow Mexicans she encountered at the venue.
With a total of six medals, the Mexican delegation has secured a place on the overall medal table at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, currently taking place in Senegal. The national tally consists of one silver medal—won by Karen Ríos—and five bronze medals, earned across sports including swimming, Baseball5, discus throw, and other disciplines.
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