Two days, two different tests — and six races completed in each fleet. Techno293 competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games is keeping pace with the programme, with lighter winds on Sunday giving way to planing conditions on Monday at Saly Beach, Senegal.

The change has tested the young windsurfers across a range of conditions, from finding speed in the lighter breeze to pushing hard as the wind strengthened. With three races completed each day, the full opening schedule is in the bag.

Grasso Castagnetta moves ahead

Italy’s Laura Grasso Castagnetta leads the female fleet after six races with 10 net points, two ahead of Spain’s Olivia Sanchez on 12. China’s Wu Ziyan, who won all three races on the opening day, sits third on 16.

Monday’s first two victories went to Greece’s Kyriaki Zerva, before Grasso Castagnetta closed the day with a win in race six. Sanchez kept the pressure on with a remarkably consistent performance, finishing second in all three of Monday’s races. Official female results

Kyriazakos holds the male lead

Greece’s Evangelos Kyriazakos heads the male standings with seven net points after adding two more victories on Monday. His wins in races four and six bring his tally to three from six starts.

Ng Hoi Tik of Hong Kong, China, won race five and holds second overall on 11 points. The Philippines’ Jade Justin Justiniane occupies third on 23, level on points with Hungary’s Flórián Kátai in fourth. Official male results

Seventeen Olympic medals meet Techno293

The young competitors were not the only ones enjoying the equipment. IOC President Kirsty Coventry took to the water on Techno293 equipment alongside Olympic champions Barbara Kendall, Alessandra Sensini and Charline Picon.

Between them, the four women have won 17 Olympic medals — seven for Coventry, three for Kendall, four for Sensini and three for Picon. Their achievements span swimming, windsurfing and skiff sailing, bringing an extraordinary depth of Olympic experience to Saly Beach.

For the Techno293 community, it was a special sight: established champions sharing the equipment on which the next generation is making its own Youth Olympic memories.

With six of the scheduled 15 races completed in each fleet, the competition remains wide open. Racing continues through 12 November, with plenty still to play for at Dakar 2026.

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