This is how Team SA fared on Monday, 2nd November, at the 2026 Youth Oympics. Rowing’s Calum Dreyer moved into Tuesday’s quarter-finals, while Team SA swimmer Chanel Veldsman qualified for the final of the 200m breaststroke as third fastest. Later, Team SA has high medals hopes in the rugby sevens.

Elsewhere, Misha Breddell lost both his badminton singles matches, while Adriaan Basson was twice beaten on the judo mat.

BADMINTON

Boys singles, Group C: Misha Bredell lost 2-0 (21-19, 21-10) to Oussama Keddou, of Morocco. The longest rally lasted 20 strokes and the average rally was 9 seconds.

Boys singles, Group C: Misha Bredell lost 2-0 (21-5, 21-7) to Yung Neng Chang, of Taipei. The longest rally lasted 21 strokes and the average rally was 8 seconds.

JUDO

Boys -81kg, elimination round of 16: Adriaan Schutte lost by Ippon (112-0) to Vladimiros Charalampous, of Cyprus

Boys -81kg, repechage round of 8: Adriaan Schutte lost by Ippon (100-0) to Vazha Gengashvili, of Georgia

SWIMMING

Boys 100m freestyle, heats: Matthew Goller finished 6th in his heat in 53.22, which saw him place 20th on the overall qualification sheet and missing out on a place in the final.

Girls 100m freestyle, heats: Leah Markgraaff finished 6th in her heat in 1:00.87, which left her 27th overall and missing out on a place in the final.

Girls 200m breaststroke, heats: Chanel Veldsman finished 2nd in her heat in 2:33.36, which saw her qualify 3rd fastest for the final

ROWING – COASTAL BEACH SPRINTS

Boys solo, Last 16 knockout: Callum Dreyer (2min 19.71sec) beat Justas Domarkus (Lithuania, 2:21.43) to move into Tuesday’s quarter-finals. Dreyer was second after the run but came home powerfully on the final stretch of the rowing to win.

STILL TO COME 

SWIMMING

Girls 200m breaststroke, final: Chanel Veldsman

RUGBY SEVENS

Boys, semi-finals: Team SA vs Argentina

Boys, finals: Team SA tbd

MEDALS (1) 

SILVER

Leah Markgraaff (swimming, girls 400m freestyle)

Photo: Frennie Shivambu