Marie Sarr Wins Taekwondo Gold for Senegal on Home Soil at Youth Olympics
Host nation Senegal has a new gold medallist. Marie Sarr won the women's -55 kg taekwondo title at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 on 10 November. She beat Tunisia's Yasmine Haouani 2-0 in the gold medal contest. The final was held at the CID Arena in Dakar, the host city of the Games.
Here is the podium for the event.
| Medal | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Marie Sarr | Senegal |
| Silver | Yasmine Haouani | Tunisia |
| Bronze | Karlee Vogel | United States |
| Bronze | Aline Sarai Herrera Martinez | Mexico |
Taekwondo awards two bronze medals in every event. Vogel and Herrera Martinez each took one. Sarr won the final without dropping a game, which made it a clean result for the host nation. Haouani took the silver for Tunisia.
Sarr's gold is Senegal's fifth gold medal at Dakar 2026. Senegal won a second taekwondo medal on the same day. Aida Toure took bronze in the women's -63 kg event. Senegal has also won gold through the men's 3x3 basketball team and through beach wrestlers Maguette Diop, Ndeye Anna Diatta and Elisabeth Ebedo Diatta. The table below shows all of Senegal's medals so far.
| Medal | Athlete or team | Discipline | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Marie Sarr | Taekwondo | Women's -55 kg |
| Gold | Maguette Diop | Beach Wrestling | Men's 80 kg |
| Gold | Ndeye Anna Diatta | Beach Wrestling | Women's 45 kg |
| Gold | Elisabeth Ebedo Diatta | Beach Wrestling | Women's 55 kg |
| Gold | Senegal | 3x3 Basketball | Men's Tournament |
| Bronze | Aida Toure | Taekwondo | Women's -63 kg |
| Bronze | Ablaye Diouf | Beach Wrestling | Men's 90 kg |
| Bronze | Matar Diop | Judo | Men's -66 kg |
| Bronze | Senegal | 3x3 Basketball | Women's Tournament |
Senegal now has 5 gold and 4 bronze medals, nine in total. This is the first Youth Olympic Games held in Africa, and the host nation is on the podium across several sports. Follow every country on the Youth Olympic Games medal tally.