Double gold: Kosgei and Tuitoek win for Kenya in Dakar
Abigael Kosgei won the girls' 2000m steeplechase in 6:30.24 and Enock Tuitoek the boys' 3000m in 8:07.69 on the first night of athletics at Dakar 2026.
In short: Kenya won two athletics gold medals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on 8 November: Abigael Kosgei won the girls' 2000m steeplechase in 6:30.24 and Enock Tuitoek won the boys' 3000m in 8:07.69. Kenya now has three gold medals in Dakar.
Kenya won two gold medals in 21 minutes on the opening evening of athletics at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday 8 November. Abigael Kosgei won the girls' 2000m steeplechase in a personal best of 6:30.24, and Enock Tuitoek took the boys' 3000m in 8:07.69, according to the official World Athletics results.
Kosgei clear in the steeplechase
Kosgei beat Ethiopia's Tsedikan Mekonen by almost two seconds (6:32.15), with Turkey's Elif Çelik third in 6:36.99. Uganda's Racheal Chelimo was fifth in 6:49.56. The top five all ran personal bests.
Tuitoek holds off Ethiopia
Tuitoek, who won the 3000m at the ANOCA Zone V Youth Games, held on in a close finish to beat Ethiopia's Goytom Mekonen by just over half a second (8:08.24). France's Meziane Benhammou was third in 8:11.59 and Eritrea's Samuel Niguse fourth in 8:14.89.
Kenya now has three golds
The two wins add to the Rising Lionesses' rugby sevens gold and lift Kenya to fifth on the Dakar 2026 medal table with three gold medals. Before these Games, all 15 of Kenya's Youth Olympic medals had come in athletics.
Athletics continues on Monday with the boys' 2000m steeplechase final, the girls' 3000m final and the boys' 800m semi-finals, where David Sekento races. Follow every Kenyan result and the medal table on our Dakar 2026 page.
