2026 Youth Olympic Games: How Team Ghana has fared so far

Ghanaian badminton player Obapomba Adu-Mintah has recorded his first victory at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, while swimmer Jada Yankey set a new personal best in the women’s 100m freestyle.

Adu-Mintah defeated Mauritius’ Leo Douce 2-1 to register a positive result in the men’s singles badminton competition as Ghana’s young athletes continue their campaign at the Games in Senegal.

The victory represents a boost for the Ghanaian, who was previously beaten 2-0 by Iran’s Amirali Ahmadloo in his opening match.

Adu-Mintah is also Ghana’s flag bearer for the competition.

In swimming, 14-year-old Yankey clocked 1:02.15 in the women’s 100m freestyle to improve on her previous personal best of 1:02.96.

Competing in Heat 5, Yankey finished second but her time was not enough to secure qualification for the next stage.

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She will have further opportunities to represent Ghana in the 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 50m breaststroke.

Meanwhile, Ghana’s men’s beach volleyball pair of Justice Adusei Amoafo and Daniel Lartey bounced back from earlier defeats to record a 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia’s Ali Alawami and Wafi Aljasir, with scores of 22-20 and 21-13.

The group also secured a 2-0 win over Morocco’s Yasser Errazi and Othmane Taghdouini in the Lucky Losers Round, winning 21-13 and 21-19.

In table tennis, Ghana’s Joanita Borteye suffered a 3-0 defeat to Poland’s Katarzyna Rajkowska, with the sets ending 11-5, 11-1 and 11-5.

Ghana's Tamba Akin Boamah fails to qualify for final of the men's 100m breaststroke after finishing with a time of 1:11.96 seconds.

Ghana is competing with a 13-member contingent across eight sporting disciplines at the Games, which run from October 31 to November 13, 2026.

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