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Belarus’ Salavei clinches bronze at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
Heorhi Salavei earned the third medal for Team Belarus at the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games in Senegal. Belarus secured its medal in the breaking competition. Performing under the nickname Gera, Heorhi Salavei won two out of three battles in the group stage before knocking out an Italian b-boy in the quarterfinals. After falling to a Chinese opponent in the semifinals, the Belarusian bounced back in the bronze-medal battle, defeating a Polish breaker 2-1 on rounds (6-3, 4-5, 6-3).
