Astana, Kazakhstan, November 12, 2026: Cyclist Anel Tashbay won Kazakhstan's second gold medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games when she finished first in the girls’ individual time trial on Tuesday.
Tashbay clocked 11 minutes 32.57 seconds over the 8.5 kilometre circuit along the Dakar Corniche to win the gold medal and underline her credentials as an up-and-coming road cyclist.
At the Bahrain Asian Youth Games last year, she won the gold medal in the same event.
Tashbay’s victory in Dakar gave Kazakhstan its second gold medal at the Youth Olympics. Previously, judoka Fatima Supygaliyeva won the top prize in the girls’ -52kg category.