Canada finishes Youth Olympics with five medals as Dakar Games conclude
Canada ended the 14-day Summer Youth Olympics with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals across four sports.
Canada wrapped up the Dakar Youth Olympics with five medals in four sports. Simon Shan won gold in men's individual epee, becoming Canada's first Youth Olympic fencing champion.
Key takeaways
- Canada won one gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the 14-day Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar.
- Simon Shan became Canada's first Youth Olympic fencing champion with gold in men's individual epee.
- Mehreen Khakh was Canada's first female boxer at a Youth Olympics and won bronze in the women's 51 kg division.
- Anes Mati won silver in men's 66 kg judo and Evie Pritchard won bronze in women's street skateboarding.
- Shan and Khakh carried Canada's flag at the closing ceremony on Friday.
Canada finished with five medals in four sports as the Summer Youth Olympics concluded Friday in Dakar, Senegal. The 28-member Canadian team won one gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the 14-day Games, which brought together nearly 2,700 athletes representing 204 national Olympic committees.
Medal winners
Three of Canada’s medals came Wednesday. Simon Shan of West Vancouver, B.C., won gold in men’s individual epee, becoming Canada’s first Youth Olympic fencing champion. Boxers Mehreen Khakh of Kitchener, Ont., and Lisandro Garcia Rebelo of Mississauga, Ont., earned bronze in the women’s 51-kilogram and men’s 55-kilogram divisions, respectively.
Earlier results
During the opening week, Anes Mati of Anjou, Que., won silver in men’s 66 kg judo. Fourteen-year-old Evie Pritchard of Nanaimo, B.C., Canada’s youngest athlete, took bronze in women’s street skateboarding, which made its Games debut.
Records and context
Shan’s victory was his first international gold medal. Earlier this year, he captured silver at the FIE Cadet world championships, following his bronze from 2025. Khakh, 17, was the first Canadian woman to compete in boxing at the Youth Olympics. Mati, 17, was the first Canadian athlete to reach the medal podium in Dakar and is the reigning cadet world champion in the event.
What happens next
Shan and Khakh were named Canada’s flag-bearers for Friday’s closing ceremony. Mati will compete at the junior world championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan next week. China led the medal table with 33 medals, followed by Japan with 28, while the Russian Federation and Mexico tied with 14 each. Egypt and host Senegal collected 12 apiece, the most for African countries at the first Olympic sporting event held on the continent.
Canada's five medals at the Dakar Youth Olympics
Athlete | Sport | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Simon Shan | Fencing | Men's individual epee | Gold |
Anes Mati | Judo | Men's 66 kg | Silver |
Mehreen Khakh | Boxing | Women's 51 kg | Bronze |
Lisandro Garcia Rebelo | Boxing | Men's 55 kg | Bronze |
Evie Pritchard | Skateboarding | Women's street | Bronze |
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