Combat sportsUpdated November 7
Ali’s 200m butterfly gold completes his three-event sweep.
After winning the 100m and 50m butterfly, Zain Ali returned for the 200m on Friday and won that too. The result completed a sweep across all three butterfly events at Dakar 2026. Sky News Arabia reported that the African Aquatics Union says Ali is the first African swimmer to win three golds in one Youth Olympics edition. Ali told the outlet that winning all three races had been his goal from the beginning.
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