Team SA went into competition on Wednesday at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics with a total of five medals – one gold, three silver and a bronze, which is the same haul as from their last such Games, in Buenos Aires in 2018. 

There were only two Team SA athletes in competition on Wednesday – swimmer Eric Kotze and skateboarding’s Molemo Losaba.

SWIMMING

Boys 50m freestyle, heats: Eric Kotze

Boys 50m butterfly, heats: Eric Kotze

Potential finals:

Boys 50m freestyle: Eric Kotze

Boys 50m butterfly: Eric Kotze

SKATEBOARDING

Boys, street prelims, heat 1: Molemo Losaba

MEDALS (5) 

GOLD (1)
Callum Dreyer (boys rowing – coastal beach sprints)

SILVER (3)
Leah Markgraaff (swimming, girls 400m freestyle)
Chanel Veldsman (swimming, girls 100m breaststroke)
Rugby Sevens (boys)

BRONZE (1)
Chanel Veldsman (swimming, girls 200m breaststroke)

Photo: Frennie Shivambu