Youth Olympics swimming day 5: Ishikawa wins fourth gold
Japan’s Mana Ishikawa won the girls’ 50m breaststroke in a personal-best 31.76 seconds. SwimSwam says she is the first swimmer to win four Youth Olympic golds.
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Japan’s Mana Ishikawa won the girls’ 50m breaststroke in a personal-best 31.76 seconds. SwimSwam says she is the first swimmer to win four Youth Olympic golds.
Mana Ishikawa completed her fourth gold-medal swim at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in the girls’ 50m breaststroke final, finishing ahead of Lebanon’s Thea Obeid and Hong Kong’s Wui Kiu Man.
The 17-year-old from Japan had already won the 100m and 200m breaststroke and the 200m individual medley, an event combining four swimming strokes. Her latest victory completed a sweep of the breaststroke events. SwimSwam says Ishikawa is the first swimmer to win four gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games.
The final took place in Dakar, Senegal, on the swimming program’s penultimate night. Ishikawa’s winning time was a personal best.
| Medal | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Mana Ishikawa (Japan) | 31.76 seconds |
| Silver | Thea Obeid (Lebanon) | 32.00 seconds |
| Bronze | Wui Kiu Man (Hong Kong) | 32.04 seconds |
Ishikawa told Olympics.com that the race was tough after so many earlier swims, but that she had entered the final determined to win the distance.
Suren Katvalyan beat Egypt’s Fahd Wazir at 65 kg after the referee stopped their bout, guaranteeing at least bronze and a semifinal place.
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Elisabeth Diatta won the −55 kg title to give host Senegal its first Youth Olympic gold, before Maguette Diop took the −80 kg title.
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China’s Chang Mohan won the 200 m freestyle in 1:59.59 and butterfly in 2:09.93; Russia’s Bogdan Toropkin took freestyle gold in 1:47.78, and Egypt’s Zain Ali completed his butterfly sweep in 1:57.88.
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