~ The final artistic gymnastics event of the Youth Olympic Games provided thrills and spills in the new knockout format that will makes its debut at LA28.
"VAN" (Sports Desk - 12.11.2026) :: Twelve nations began the artistic gymnastics mixed team final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Wednesday (11 November) with one emerging triumphant.
The thrilling new knockout format, which made its YOG debut, saw the People's Republic of China claim the inaugural gold medal courtesy of the male-female pairing of Chen Ziyan and Yang Lanbin, who achieved a combined total of 27.832 on the last and deciding apparatus.
Japan's Nishihara Ikki and Minamino Yume finished second on 25.966, despite an unusual error on the bar from the latter, while Israel rounded out the podium with bronze courtesy of Tomer Tirosh and Ophir Shmuely on 24.366.
The Italian pair of Giacomo Capuzzo and Clarissa Rinaldi, the fourth team who made it to the final showdown finished just off the podium on 23.200.
The Russian Federation, who have won both men's and women's all-around titles in Senegal, went out in the first round with France, GB and Canada joining them, revealing this competition really does mix things up.
Australia, Spain Egypt and Belgium exited after the second round.
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