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Nigeria's sprint double at Dakar 2026: Nwankwo and Bright win both 100m golds at the Youth Olympics

Nigeria won both 100 metres titles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday 8 November 2026. Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo won the girls' final in 11.16 seconds, ahead of the UAE's Arwa Ali (11.41) and Qatar's Dana Salem (11.48). Gift Bright won the boys' final in a personal-best 10.28, ahead of China's Hangyu Zhang (10.57) and Poland's Szymon Dolega (10.61). They are Nigeria's first two gold medals of the Games — and Bright is the first Nigerian to win the boys' Youth Olympic 100m title.

Verified Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo won the girls' 100 metres final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in 11.16 seconds on Sunday 8 November, at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop in Dakar. Arwa Ali of the United Arab Emirates took silver in 11.41 and Dana Salem of Qatar bronze in 11.48. The wind reading for the final was +2.4 metres per second, above the limit for record purposes, so the winning time is wind-assisted.

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Girls' 100m final: Nwankwo (Nigeria) gold in 11.16 (wind +2.4, wind-assisted); Ali (UAE) silver 11.41; Salem (Qatar) bronze 11.48.
Boys' 100m final: Bright (Nigeria) gold in 10.28, a personal best (wind +1.7); Zhang (China) silver 10.57; Dolega (Poland) bronze 10.61.
Nigeria's first two gold medals of Dakar 2026, lifting the team to joint 14th on the medal table at the time of reporting.
Bright is the first Nigerian winner of the boys' Youth Olympic 100m title.

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Athletics at Dakar 2026 — the first Olympic event held in Africa — runs from 8 to 10 November at the Iba Mar Diop complex, and its first finals session produced a Nigerian double in the two races every sprint nation measures itself by. Nwankwo arrived as Nigeria's flagbearer and one of its medal prospects; Bright had already lowered his personal best once on Sunday, in the semi-finals, before lowering it again when it mattered.

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✓ VerifiedRosemary Chigozie Nwankwo won the girls' 100 metres final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in 11.16 seconds on Sunday 8 November, at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop in Dakar. Arwa Ali of the United Arab Emirates took silver in 11.41 and Dana Salem of Qatar bronze in 11.48. The wind reading for the final was +2.4 metres per second, above the limit for record purposes, so the winning time is wind-assisted.Dakar 2026 official results — Athletics, men's and women's 100m finals (8 Nov 2026), via the event results records · Premium Times — Nwankwo, Bright win 100m gold for Nigeria at Youth Olympics (8 Nov 2026) · Virgin Radio Dubai — Arwa Ali wins 100m silver for UAE at Dakar Youth Olympics (8 Nov 2026)
✓ VerifiedGift Bright won the boys' 100 metres final in 10.28 seconds — a personal best — at the Stade Iba Mar Diop. Hangyu Zhang of China took silver in 10.57 and Szymon Dolega of Poland bronze in 10.61. The wind reading was +1.7 metres per second, within the limit. Bright had also won his semi-final earlier in the day in 10.34, itself a personal best at the time.Dakar 2026 official results — Athletics, men's and women's 100m finals (8 Nov 2026), via the event results records · Premium Times — Nwankwo, Bright win 100m gold for Nigeria at Youth Olympics (8 Nov 2026)
✓ VerifiedThe two golds are Nigeria's first of the Dakar 2026 Games, and they lifted Nigeria to joint 14th place on the medal table at the time of reporting. Bright is the first Nigerian to win the boys' 100m title at a Youth Olympic Games; Nwankwo, who carried Nigeria's flag at the opening ceremony, is reported as the third Nigerian winner of the girls' title.Premium Times — Nwankwo, Bright win 100m gold for Nigeria at Youth Olympics (8 Nov 2026)

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