The key facts

  • Serafima Fokina won the 50-meter butterfly with a time of 27.28 seconds
  • This is her second gold of the tournament: earlier she won the 100-meter butterfly
  • The Russian team has three gold and two silver medals

Fokina's Second Gold

Russian swimmer Serafima Fokina won a gold medal at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, held in Dakar from October 31 to November 13. In the 50-meter butterfly she posted a time of 27.28 seconds. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru.

Tournament context and medal standings

For Fokina this is already her second gold medal at the tournament: earlier, according to the same publication, she won the 100-meter butterfly. The Russian team's medal tally at the Games now stands at three golds and two silvers. Earlier, swimmer Bogdan Toropkin also won gold at the Olympics, taking the 100-meter freestyle.

Status of Russian athletes

Gazeta.Ru recalls the context of Russians' participation in international competitions: in March 2022 the IOC recommended that federations exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes, and at the 2024 Games in Paris 15 Russian athletes competed in a neutral status without flag or anthem; the same rules applied at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, on July 7, 2026, the IOC temporarily lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and recommended that federations remove restrictions on Russian athletes. The sources do not clarify in what status the Russian team has been admitted specifically to the Youth Games in Dakar.