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Singapore's Ng Zhe Nin wins historic Youth Olympic wushu gold
Singapore's Ng Zhe Nin won Youth Olympic gold in wushu at the Games in Dakar, Senegal.
The 16-year-old took the women's taijiquan combined title on Nov 3.
Wushu made its debut as a medal event at these Games, making her win one of the sport's first Youth Olympic gold medals.
Ng first tried wushu at age 10 after coaches invited her to join classes she watched at her community centre.
She had already won medals at the World Junior Wushu Championships in 2024 and this year.
Her gold followed years of daily practice, including two years working on the same routine.
The result came after three days of competition and years of balancing training with schoolwork and time with friends and family.
Ng hopes her achievement will encourage other young people to try new interests.
Ng Zhe Nin won Singapore’s historic Youth Olympic gold in women’s taijiquan combined at the 2026 Games in Dakar, Senegal.
The 16-year-old won on Nov 3, as wushu made its debut as a Youth Olympic medal event.
She took up the sport at age 10 after coaches invited her to try it at her community centre.
Before the Games, she won medals at the 2024 World Junior Wushu Championships and this year’s edition in Tianjin, China.
Ng said she had trained the same routine for about two years and had to balance training with school and time with family and friends.
- Who
- Ng Zhe Nin, a 16-year-old Singaporean wushu athlete.
- What
- She won the women’s taijiquan combined gold medal. It was one of the first Youth Olympic gold medals in wushu.
- When
- Nov 3, at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
- Where
- Dakar, Senegal.
- Why
- She said winning was a goal she set for herself going into the Games. Wushu made its debut as a Youth Olympic medal event.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ng took up wushu after coaches at her community centre invited her to try it.
She won a gold and a silver at the World Junior Wushu Championships in Brunei.
She won two golds and a silver at the World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin, China.
Ng won the women’s taijiquan combined title at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.
- Athlete
- Ng Zhe Nin
- Age
- 16
- Event
- Women’s taijiquan combined
- Competition
- 2026 Youth Olympic Games
- Gold-medal date
- Nov 3, 2026
- Venue
- Dakar, Senegal
What people are saying
Winning was a goal I set for myself going into the Games.
I've actually been training this routine for about two years already,
It's a lot of hours of endless training. So, it has definitely affected my time spent with friends and family,