Olivia Sánchez wins windsurfing silver at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

November 13, 2026 Boating news Sailing regattas

Olivia Sánchez won silver in women’s Techno 293 at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal on Thursday 12 November. The CN Sevilla windsurfer finished on 24 points, level with Italy’s Laura Grasso Castagnetta, who took gold on the tie-break thanks to her greater number of race wins. China’s Wu Ziyan claimed bronze with 27 points.

Fourteen races, never outside the top four

The sailor from Seville delivered a remarkably consistent series: two wins, six second places, two thirds and four fourths across the 14 completed races. After discarding three of her fourth places, her net score was 24 points. A first and a fourth in the final two races brought her level with the winner and secured silver.

Olivia Sánchez racing in Techno 293 at Dakar 2026. Photo: Francisco Paraíso.

Light winds determined the outcome. The 15th and final race was interrupted and eventually abandoned, leaving the standings based on 14 completed races and the tie-break in Grasso Castagnetta’s favour.

Another medal on the international stage

The Dakar silver adds to the bronze Olivia won earlier this season at her first U17 World Championship, held in Turkey. She secured Spain’s place at the Games by topping the 2026 national ranking and also became Spanish U17 champion this year.

Her record already includes the U15 world titles in 2024 and 2025, alongside two consecutive European titles in the same age group.

Olivia Sánchez, wearing a lilac cap, holds the boom at Dakar 2026. Photo: Szymon Sikora.

Spain’s tenth medal in Dakar

Her silver brought Spain’s medal tally at Dakar 2026 to ten: two golds, four silvers and four bronzes. The Games run from 31 October to 13 November 2026, with 44 athletes representing Spain.

For more information, visit the official Dakar 2026 women’s Techno 293 windsurfing results.

Cover: Olivia Sánchez with her Dakar 2026 silver medal. Photo: RFEV.

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