Abdoulaye Wade Stadium
Matilde Manini ended her run in the round of 16 at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026, falling to American archer Yeeun Whang on the grass of the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium, sport2u.tv reported.
The Italian archer, representing Arcieri Voghera, bowed out of the women’s individual recurve bracket after a 6-0 defeat against the sixth-seeded Whang, who posted set scores of 28-25, 29-27, and 29-24, according to napolimagazine.com.
Round of 16 Exit
Manini’s campaign in Senegal began with a 6-2 victory over Colombia’s Juana Cardona Gaviria in the round of 32 on November 7, 2026, advancing her to face the American competitor, napolimagazine.com reported.
Against Whang, however, the Italian contender struggled to find the center ring as the United States representative controlled all three regulation sets to secure the straight-sets win, oasport.it noted.
Gold Medal Shoot-Off
The tournament concluded with a dramatic gold medal showdown that required a tie-breaking shoot-off between Turkey’s Dunya Yenihayat and the American runner-up Whang, sport2u.tv reported.
Both archers hit a ten with their final arrows, but Yenihayat captured the gold medal because her arrow landed closer to the exact center of the target, according to oasport.it.
Bronze Medal Match
In the contest for the third step of the podium, Spain’s Sandra Perez Cumbreras secured the bronze medal by defeating Singapore’s Yeo Tabitha Ern Lin with a final score of 6-4, sport2u.tv reported.
The fourth-place finisher Yeo pushed the Spanish archer through a tight match before conceding the two-point margin in the final classification, oasport.it records show.
Historic African Youth Games
The Dakar 2026 competitions mark the fourth summer edition of the under-18 multi-sport event and the first time the Youth Olympic Games have been staged on the African continent, oasport.it stated.
Long postponements tied to the global pandemic delayed the summer gathering by eight years since the previous youth games, offering the young archery field a prominent international showcase, sport2u.tv reported.
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