Dakar 2026: Menatallah Ibrahim wins boxing bronze as Egypt reach 12 medals

Menatallah Ibrahim has won a bronze medal in the under-60kg boxing competition, taking Egypt’s medal tally at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games to 12.

Ibrahim was beaten by an Uzbekistani boxer in the semi-finals, but secured a place on the podium with bronze.

Egypt now sit fourth in the medal table, behind China, Japan and Russia, with six gold medals, one silver and five bronzes.

The Youth Olympic Games are being held in Dakar and will continue until 13 November.

Egypt’s delegation includes 45 athletes competing across 19 sports, although some disciplines in which the country has traditionally been strong are absent from the programme.

The latest boxing medal adds to a strong run of results for the Egyptian team. Yusuf Hassan won gold in taekwondo, while swimmer Zain Hesham claimed three gold medals in the 100m, 50m and 200m butterfly events.

Sondos Senbel also made history by winning gold in wushu kung fu, becoming Egypt’s first Youth Olympic medallist in the sport.

Ali El-Ramly took bronze in the judo under-81kg category, while athletics produced another third-place finish through Mohamed Ismail in the hammer throw.

Sara Amr Hosny added a silver medal in fencing’s foil competition, further extending Egypt’s success across different sports.

Yahya Khaled also won gold in the discus throw.

Egypt’s 45-strong delegation is competing in archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, 3×3 basketball, beach wrestling, beach volleyball, boxing, beach rowing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, swimming, triathlon, sailing, table tennis, taekwondo and wushu kung fu.

The 12-medal total comprises six golds, one silver and five bronzes, continuing Egypt’s notable performance at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.