{
  "id": 18519180,
  "title": "UAE's Riyan Malhan wins historic Youth Olympic Games badminton gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/uaes-riyan-malhan-wins-historic-youth-olympic-games-badminton-gold",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:28:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/11/06/uaes-riyan-malhan-wins-historic-youth-olympic-games-badminton-gold/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Riyan Malhan of the UAE has made history by winning the first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, defeating France's Mady Sow in the boys' singles final. This marks UAE's second medal in Youth Olympic Games history, with the first coming in 2018 when showjumper Omar Al Marzooqi claimed silver. The 16-year-old's victory is set to add to the country's growing Olympic legacy and signifies a new chapter for badminton in the UAE. The event, organized by the International Olympic Committee, is being held in Dakar, Diamniadio, and Saly in Senegal for the first time on the African continent. Around 2,700 young athletes from over 200 nations are competing across 25 sports.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-11-06T07:00:38.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/rising-lionesses-land-with-2026-youth-olympics-sevens-gold-medal",
        "published": "2026-11-06T09:57:05.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Olympics once awarded medals for poetry; 1912 gold went to founder under 2 fake names",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/olympics-once-awarded-medals-for-poetry-1912-gold-went-to-founder",
        "published": "2026-11-06T17:55:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}