Dünya Yenihayat wins gold medal in archery at Dakar 2026
National archer Dünya Yenihayat became the champion in the girls' individual recurve category at the Dakar 2026 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games, securing Turkey's first-ever medal in this discipline.
Competing at the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, national archer Dünya Yenihayat won the gold medal in the girls' individual recurve category.
According to the statement from the Turkish Archery Federation, Yenihayat reached the top of the podium after defeating her American opponent Ye-Eun Whang 6-5 in the final match. Before reaching the final, the national athlete had managed to defeat Spanish representative Sandra Perez Cumbreras with a score of 7-1 in the semifinals.
This championship was recorded as the first medal Turkey has won in the archery discipline in the history of the Youth Olympic Games. Dünya Yenihayat's success also brought Turkey's total medal count at Dakar 2026 to 4.
Sources
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