The Tunisian taekwondo athlete Yasmine El Houani won, this Tuesday, the silver medal in the under-55 kg category at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, held in the Senegalese capital from October 31 to November 13.
The Tunisian bowed in the final to Senegal’s Marie Sarr, who competed in front of her home crowd, by the score of two rounds to zero (8-4 and 11-3).
Before reaching the final, Yasmine El Houani had largely dominated Swaziland’s Twala Simelile Ziyanda in the quarterfinals, winning two rounds to zero (15-0 and 15-0). In the semifinal, she then eliminated Mexican Aline Sarai Herrera Martinez after three rounds (6-10, 17-0 and 9-8).
This medal constitutes the first Tunisian taekwondo reward at this edition of the Youth Olympic Games, as well as the second medal for the Tunisian delegation at Dakar 2026, after the silver won by Qatar El Nadda Jawad in discus throw.
