Romanian 17-year-old swimmer Daria Sili\u0219teanu won another gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (Senegal) on Thursday, November 5, in the 50-meter backstroke event.<\/p>\n
The Romanian finished the race at 27.93 seconds, while South Korea’s Seungwon Kim came second with a time of 28.21 seconds.<\/p>\n
The medal is Sili\u0219teanu\u2019s second Olympic gold and her third medal at this competition.<\/p>\n
Her time represents a national record in the 17, 18, and 19+ age categories, according to the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR).<\/p>\n
Daria Sili\u0219teanu’s first medal was silver in the 100-meter butterfly on Saturday, October 31. This was followed by gold in the 100-meter backstroke on November 3.<\/p>\n
The fourth summer edition of the Youth Olympic Games \u2013 Dakar 2026 \u2013 is being held for the first time on the African continent, in Senegal, from October 31 to November 13. Romania is participating with 16 athletes in 10 disciplines: athletics, artistic gymnastics, wrestling, swimming, fencing, table tennis, archery, triathlon, boxing, and rowing.<\/p>\n
Sili\u0219teanu has won all the medals collected so far by Romania’s delegation.<\/p>\n
Asked how she would celebrate this wonderful result, she said she would train more.<\/p>\n