Madar (Dakar) - China finished top of the medal table at the "Dakar 2026" Youth Olympic Games, which closed in the Senegalese capital on Friday, 13 November 2026, with 33 medals, including 18 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze, according to a tally published on Saturday by the Senegalese state daily Le Soleil.
Japan were second with 28 medals, including 11 gold, followed by Russia with 14 medals, including 8 gold, the paper said.
Egypt came fourth with 12 medals, including 6 gold, making it the best-placed African nation, ahead of fifth-placed Ethiopia.
Hosts Senegal finished sixth with 12 medals, including 5 gold and 7 bronze, ahead of France, seventh with 13 medals, according to the paper.
Le Soleil said artistic gymnastics was the Chinese delegation's strongest discipline. China were also second in athletics behind Ethiopia with 9 medals, including 3 gold, and in women's 3x3 basketball they knocked out Senegal in the semi-finals before losing the final to Poland 12-11.
"Dakar 2026" is the first Olympic event held on the African continent.
