Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 10, 2026: The United Arab Emirates delegation celebrated a landmark moment after securing three medals in track and field at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday, November 8.
Saeed Omar won gold in the boys’ 400m, Arwa Ali won silver in the girls’ 100m and Aisha Mohammed took the bronze in the girls’ 400m.
Arwa Ali’s silver medal was especially significant as she became the first Emirati female medallist in the history of the YOG.
This triple success was celebrated by the Emirati delegation with a special ceremony attended by H.E. Saeed Hamdan Al-Naqbi, Ambassador of the UAE to Senegal, and Major General Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Mar, Member of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Olympic Committee and President of the Emirates Athletics Federation.
Also in attendance were H.E. Engineer Khuloud Al-Zahiri, Member of the Management Board of the EOC, H.E. Muhammad bin Darwish, Executive Director of the Emirates Olympic Board, Ahmed El-Tayib, Director of the Emirates delegation in Dakar, and Jamila Abdulrahman, board member of the Emirates Athletics Federation.
