UAE sprinter Arwa Ali won the silver medal in the women\u2019s 100 metres at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday, clocking 11.41 seconds to take the country\u2019s official medal tally to two, comprising one gold and one silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ali finished second behind Nigeria\u2019s Rosemary Nwankwo, who claimed gold in 11.16 seconds, while Qatar\u2019s Dana Salem secured bronze in 11.48 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The result extends Ali\u2019s strong continental form after she won the 100m gold medal at the Bahrain 2025 Asian Youth Games in 11.45 seconds, breaking the Games record three times during the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other athletics events, UAE sprinters Saeed Omar and Aisha Mohammed qualified for the men\u2019s and women\u2019s 400m finals, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Omar recorded 48.33 seconds, while Mohammed clocked 54.89 seconds, with both finishing third overall in their respective qualifying rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Riyan Malhan had earlier secured the UAE\u2019s first gold medal in the history of its participation at the Youth Olympic Games by winning the boys\u2019 singles badminton title after defeating France\u2019s Mady Sow in straight games in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UAE equestrian Alya Almheiri also won gold as part of Team Asia in the continental team competition organised by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) during the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The equestrian event is separate from the official Youth Olympic medal programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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