Saudi Swimmer Rami Al-Rahmouni Wins 400m Freestyle Gold at Dakar 2026
DAKAR, November 14 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi swimmer Rami Al-Rahmouni won the men’s 400-metre freestyle at the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in 3 minutes 47.86 seconds, taking Saudi Arabia’s medal tally at the Games to five.
Saudi Arabia has won two gold and three bronze medals since the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010.
Naif Al-Sumairi ran a personal best of 13.70 seconds to finish fifth in the men’s 110-metre hurdles final. Fencer Ali Al-Fuzai won all five of his group-stage bouts before reaching the épée quarter-finals.
Saudi Arabia fielded 14 athletes across nine sports in Dakar. Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, vice president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and head of the Saudi delegation, attended the closing events. The Games ran from October 31 to November 13.
Source: SPA.
