Mexico wins bronze in Béisbol 5 at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Digi Mart USA News (Senegal): Mexico’s mixed Béisbol 5 team won the bronze medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after defeating Kenya in the third-place match, according to a report from La Verdad de Tamaulipas citing the Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte (CONADE).
The team beat Kenya 2-1 in sets, with set scores of 13-4, 2-3 and 7-2, in a match played at the Tour de l’Oeuf venue in Senegal. The result gave Mexico its second bronze medal of the day, following the third-place finish by Daniel Saborío in swimming.
Mexico reached the bronze-medal match after a demanding day of knockout play. In the quarterfinals, the team defeated Turkey 2-0, with set scores of 10-5 and 12-7, to advance to the semifinals.
In the semifinal, Mexico faced Chinese Taipei for a place in the final and lost 2-1, with set scores of 12-2, 2-8 and 7-2. That defeat sent Mexico to the third-place match against Kenya, a team that had defeated Mexico earlier in the group stage.
In the bronze-medal match, Mexico won the first set 13-4. Kenya responded with a narrow 3-2 win in the second set, forcing a deciding third set, which Mexico won 7-2 to take the match two sets to one.
The report described the victory as a sporting revenge against the African side.
In the gold-medal match, Cuba defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 to take the gold medal, while Chinese Taipei earned silver. Mexico added a podium finish to its participation in Dakar 2026 with the bronze.
