Nigeria sweeps gold at Dakar youth olympics

Team Nigeria showcased dominance at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, sweeping both the men's and women's 100m titles on Sunday, marking the first time a country has won both sprint events at the same edition of the competition. Gift Bright claimed the men's title with a personal best time of 10.28 seconds, outpacing China's Hangyu Zhang (10.57 seconds) and Poland's Szymon Dolega (10.61 seconds).

Bright also became the first Nigerian to win the men's 100m title at the Youth Olympics. Nwankwo completed Nigeria's sprint double in the women's event, winning gold in 11.16 seconds, ahead of the UAE's Arwa Ali (11.41 seconds) and Qatar's Dana Salem (11.48 seconds). The 17-year-old made history as the third Nigerian woman to win the Youth Olympics 100m title, following Josephine Omaka in 2010 and Chukwuma in 2018.

Bright's victory also marked his first Olympic medal, having qualified as the fastest entrant in the final with a semi-final heat time of 10.34 seconds.