Zain Hisham's second gold lifts Egypt to top of African medal table at Dakar 2026

Egyptian swimmer Zain Hisham has won his second gold at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics, taking the 50m butterfly three days after the 100m title.

• Zain Hisham won Wednesday's 50m butterfly final in 24.06 seconds, ahead of Serb Aleksi Kalani and Cypriot Andrew Lagotis.
• The swimmer is the first African swimmer to hold two golds at this edition of the Youth Olympics.
• Egypt's delegation now totals four medals — three gold and one bronze — placing it fourth overall and first among African countries.
• Sondos Sanbal won gold in wushu kung fu with 9.33 points, the first medal for a woman in that sport at a Youth Olympics.