Swimmer Miguel Oliveira champion in the 50 meters backstroke

Swimmer Miguel Oliveira won his second medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, becoming champion in the 50-meter backstroke alongside Greece's Nikolaos Papatheodorou. Both athletes finished with a time of 25.69 seconds, while Belgium's Alexander Van Hoey Billiet took bronze with a time of 25.91 seconds. At just 17 years old, Oliveira, representing Vitória de Guimarães, previously secured a bronze in the 100-meter backstroke, contributing to Portugal's total of four medals at these Games.