Here are the main results recorded by the Tunisian delegation on this Sunday, November 1, on the occasion of the second day of the Youth Olympic Games, held in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
– Wushu Kung-fu
The Tunisian Zaineb Mannai finished the opening qualifications of the mixed Taijiquan event in eighth place, with a score of 8.973 points.
Mannai will compete in the second phase of the qualifiers tomorrow, Monday, November 2, 2026, starting at 11:12 a.m. (Tunisia time).
The final is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, starting at 10:30 a.m. (Tunisia time).
– Natation
The Tunisian Ilaf Zouaghi finished fifth in the Olympic ranking of the 400 metres freestyle, after winning her heat and leading the race from start to finish, with a time of 4 minutes 29.24 seconds.
Meanwhile, Tunisian swimmer Mohamed Yassine Ben Ajmiya finished eighth in the Olympic final of the 200 metres backstroke, with a time of 2 minutes 16.75 seconds.
Ben Ajmiya had qualified for the final after finishing fifth in the second heat and eighth overall, in 2 minutes 16.61 seconds.
– Sea Rowing
The Tunisian duo Iyad Zantour and Sara Ammari saw their journey end in the individual events and the mixed doubles at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, in Senegal.
Iyad Zantour failed to qualify for the round of 16 in the individual event. He finished 11th after the second qualifying heat, with a time of 2 minutes 38.01 seconds.
Only the top eight in the overall standings advanced to the round of 16.
Sara Ammari also failed to reach the individual qualifications. She finished ninth in the second heat, with a time of 3 minutes 02.67 seconds.
Again, only the top eight in the overall standings were qualified for the round of 16.
In mixed doubles, the Tunisian duo Iyad Zantour-Sara Ammari were defeated in the round of 16 by the American pair.
– Beach Volleyball
Three defeats in three matches for the Tunisian duo Lamis Lourassi and Alaa Fehri in the group phase.
The two Tunisians suffered their third defeat, this Sunday evening, November 1, 2026, against the Thai pair, by a score of two sets to zero (11-21 / 6-21), in their last Group B match.
The day before, Lamis Lourassi and Alaa Fehri had lost their opening Group B match against the Greek pair, also by two sets to zero (7-21 / 9-21).
They had then suffered a second defeat against the Dutch pair, by the same score (5-21 / 7-21).
– Table Tennis
– Alaa Saïdi
The Tunisian bowed in her first Group 7 match against South Korean Heo Yerim, by three sets to zero (7-11 / 10-12 / 13-15).
She, however, won her second Group 7 match of the individual event against Australian Xie Daisy, by three sets to two (5-11 / 11-9 / 11-7 / 7-11 / 11-6).
Alaa Saïdi will play a third and decisive match in the group stage against Singaporean LOY Ming Ying, second in the standings of this pool. The match is scheduled for tomorrow morning, Monday, November 2, 2026.
– Youssef Aïdli
The Tunisian fell in his first Group 5 match against Italian Trevisan Francesco, by three sets to zero (9-11 / 3-11 / 6-11).
He also lost his second match to Nigerian Mathieu Kuti, by three sets to one (8-11 / 8-11 / 11-9 / 7-11).
Youssef Aïdli will play his third and final group-stage match against Hong Kong’s LI Ki Ho, the current pool leader. The match will take place tomorrow morning, Monday, November 2, 2026.
