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Nigeria won both 100m titles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo taking the women’s final and Gift Bright the men’s.
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Nwankwo won the women’s final in a wind-assisted 11.16 seconds, ahead of Arwa Ali and Dana Salem. She had earlier posted the fastest time across the semi-final heats. She is the third Nigerian to win the event in Youth Olympic Games history.
Bright then won the men’s final in a personal best of 10.28 seconds, becoming the first Nigerian to win the men’s 100m at the Youth Olympics. Zhang Hangyu was second in 10.57 seconds, with Szymon Dolega third in 10.61 seconds.
The double gold boosts Nigeria’s medal tally at the Games