Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics: Nigeria ‘s Mayowa handed quarter-final bye in medal bid

Nigerian boxer Shukurat Mayowa has been given a bye into the quarter-finals of the women’s 48kg competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The draw means she advances without contesting an earlier round as she pursues a medal. Her participation gives Nigerian supporters and the diaspora a young athlete to follow on the Olympic youth stage.

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