Wangkay earns Youth Olympic bronze in men's 200m

The Philippines added a bronze to its medal haul at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, with Pi Durden Wangkay taking third place in the men's 200m final.

The 17-year-old finished behind Guyana's Dequan Farrell, who received silver following a photo finish. GMA News reported times of 21.355 for Wangkay and 21.359 for Farrell.

Zimbabwe's Ropafadzo Mzondo took the title in 21.04 seconds. World Athletics said the result gave Zimbabwe its first Youth Olympic Games gold.

Wangkay's podium result followed Naomi Cesar's silver in the women's 800m a day earlier, making his medal the Philippines' second of the Games. He has previously earned gold at the Asian Youth Games and competed for the Philippines at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.