Nigeria’s impressive run at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, continued on Monday as Praise Ugoh claimed gold in the women’s 400m final.
Ugoh clocked a personal-best time of 52.76 seconds to win the race, becoming the first Nigerian athlete to claim the women’s 400m title in the history of the Youth Olympic Games.
She finished ahead of Venezuela’s Osmary Pacheco, who recorded 52.85 seconds to take silver, while Aisha Muhammed of the United Arab Emirates secured bronze in 53.06 seconds.
Her victory increased Nigeria’s gold-medal tally to three following the country’s double triumph in the men’s and women’s 100m events on Sunday.
On Sunday, Rosemary Nwankwo won the women’s 100m in 11.16 seconds, while Gift Bright claimed the men’s title in 10.28 seconds.
With three gold medals, Nigeria moved to 11th position on the overall medal table as of Monday, November 9.
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event to be hosted on African soil, began on October 31 and will conclude on November 13.
