# Singapore teenager Ng Zhe Nin wins historic wushu gold at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/singapore-teenager-ng-zhe-nin-wins-historic-wushu-gold-at-dakar-2026-youth-olympic-games/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:57:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:27:08+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wushu-gold-singaporean-ng-zhe-nin-dakar-2026-youth-olympic-games-6520181
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Ng Zhe Nin won Singapore’s first medal at Dakar 2026.
- Wushu is making its Olympic medal debut.
- She scored 18.713 points across two routines.

## Summary

Sixteen-year-old Singaporean Ng Zhe Nin won gold in the women’s taijiquan combined event at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Her victory is historic because wushu is being contested as an Olympic medal sport for the first time, and it gave Singapore its first medal at this edition of the Games.

Ng scored 18.713 points, taking first place in both the taijishan routine, with 9.353, and the taijiquan segment, with 9.360. She said she trained twice daily and thanked those who supported her; Singapore’s previous Summer Youth Olympic Games golds counted towards its national tally came in 2014. The Dakar Games run from 31 October to 13 November, with 14 Singaporean athletes competing across nine sports.

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