Spanish archer Sandra Pérez secured the recurve individual bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026, defeating Singapore’s Tabitha Ern Lin Yeo 6-4 in the third-place playoff.
The competition on Monday, November 9, 2026, saw Pérez reach the bronze-medal match after falling 7-1 in the semifinals to Turkey’s Dunya Yenihayat, who ultimately claimed the championship. The playoff against Yeo remained tightly contested until the final set, where the competitor from Huelva secured the victory by shooting 29 points to her opponent’s 28.
Path to the Podiums and Eliminatory Rounds
Pérez established her competitive form early in the event by taking fourth place in the qualification round with 673 points. Her progression through the eliminatory rounds required overcoming three separate matchups before reaching the medal brackets.
Her knockout run began in the round of 16 with a 7-1 victory over Croatia’s Adela Tollarovicova. In the quarterfinals, Pérez faced France’s Aurane Lapouge in a match that demanded a shoot-out to determine the winner after a tightly contested duel. Although the semifinal against top-seeded Yenihayat ended in a 7-1 defeat, Pérez rebounded decisively in the playoff against Yeo.
Spain’s Medal Count at Dakar 2026
Pérez’s bronze contributes to a growing medal tally for Spain at the Youth Olympic Games. According to the Spanish Olympic Committee, her achievement arrived alongside a bronze medal won by Álex Sangil in the 1,500-meter athletics event with a time of 3:59.70.
These latest additions bring the Spanish delegation’s total to six medals in Dakar 2026. The previous podium finishes comprise a gold medal by Gift Onkurobo in the triple jump, silver medals by Diego Molina in beach rowing and Graciela Eningo in beach wrestling, and a prior bronze from Blanca Pérez in beach rowing.
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