Dakar:The UAE delegation has increased its medal tally to four at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which are taking place in Senegal until November 13. This achievement includes two golds, one silver, and one bronze medal.

According to Wam, Saeed Omar captured the gold medal in the men's 400m event with a personal best time of 46.40 seconds, ahead of Gambia's Mustapha Jadama and China's Han Liu. This victory marks the UAE's second gold in Dakar and its first-ever gold in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games.

In the women's 400m final, Aisha Mohammed earned a bronze medal by finishing third with a personal best of 53.06 seconds. The race was won by Nigeria's Praise Ugoh, with Venezuela's Osmary Pacheco taking silver. Aisha's performance adds to the UAE's athletics tally, which now stands at one gold, one silver, and one bronze.

Earlier in the competition, Arwa Ali made history as the first Emirati woman to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games, securing silver in the women's 100m with a time of 11.41 seconds. Additionally, Riyan Malhan won gold in the boys' singles badminton, marking the UAE's first gold medal in its Youth Olympic Games history.

Furthermore, UAE national equestrian team rider Alya Almheiri contributed to the success by winning gold as part of Team Asia in the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) continental team competition, a separate event from the official Olympic medal programme.