Dakar Youth Olympics Games
Girls’ Futsal Team Beats Costa Rica
TEHRAN - The Iranian girls’ futsal team secured a 3–0 victory against Costa Rica in their opening match at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games on Sunday.
The young Iranian players faced Costa Rica in their first match of the Youth Olympics in Dakar. Delivering a strong performance, they defeated their opponents 3–0, claiming their first three points of the tournament.
In their second match, the Iranian youth futsal team will face Cameroon on Tuesday.
Iranian Wushu Athlete Finishes Fifth
-Arash Pahali has finished in fifth place in Wushu Taolu competition.
Iranian national team Wushu athlete Arash Pahali was the first to perform in the Changquan event at the Games. He scored 9.133 points, securing fifth place among 12 competitors.
In this event, representatives from China, Indonesia, and South Korea finished with scores of 9.390, 9.300, and 9.263, respectively.
As part of the combined competition—which includes both the Changquan and Gunshu events—Pahali is set to perform his Gunshu routine on Monday. His final ranking will be determined based on the combined score from both events.
Following these two days of competition, the top 8 athletes will advance to compete in the final round on Tuesday.
Shahshahani Sets New National Record
- Parsa Shahshahani, the Iranian swimmer at the Dakar Youth Olympics has advanced to the final in the 200-meter backstroke.
He clocked a time of 2 minutes, 3.68 seconds, and finished second in the preliminary round and simultaneously set a new national record for the event.
Shahshahani delivered a strong performance in the 200-meter backstroke, securing his spot in the final.
In the preliminary round, Shahshahani finished second with a time of 2:03.68, earning his qualification for the final.
With this performance, the young swimmer also improved the national record for the 200-meter backstroke—previously 2:03.77—by 0.09 seconds, establishing a new national mark.
Shahshahani’s advancement to the final also marks the first time an Iranian swimmer has reached the final stage of competition at the Dakar Youth Olympics.
Badminton Player Secures Victory at Youth Olympic Games
-Amirali Ahmadlou has secured his first victory at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games by defeating his opponent from Ghana in his opening match.
Ahmadlou, representing Iran in badminton, won his first match against an opponent from Ghana, getting his campaign off to a winning start.
Ahmadlou defeated Obapumba Adominta in straight games—21–9 and 21–8—to register his first win of the tournament.
The Iranian athlete drawn in Group B alongside. In the remainder of the group stage, he is set to face Ritik Rasamsetti (USA) and Leodos (Mauritius).
In the girls’ category, Zahra Robati—Iran’s other badminton player is in Group E with athletes from Thailand, Vietnam, and Algeria, and will face Kongkao Kakanik, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen, and Chiraz Halimi.