Pi Durden Wangkay delivered a podium finish at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, capturing the bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter final early Wednesday (Maninla Time).
Wangkay clocked a personal-best 21.36 seconds to finish third in a tightly contested race, narrowly missing out on silver by just four-thousandths of a second.
Guyana’s Deuquan Farrell edged Wangkay for second place after also recording 21.36 seconds, with Farrell’s time of 21.359 beating the Filipino’s 21.355 in a photo-finish decision.
Zimbabwe’s Ropafadzo Mizondo took the gold medal in 21.04 seconds, finishing 0.32 seconds ahead of Wangkay.
Despite the razor-thin margin that denied him silver, Wangkay’s performance secured the Philippines another podium finish on the international stage while establishing a new personal best.
