Polo positions for medal at Youth Olympic Games
The Manila Times · 11/3/2026, 12:20:33 AM Philippine time
Excerpt from The Manila Times. Read the original report below for the complete story.DAKAR, Senegal — Angel Polo put herself in a strong position for a medal in wushu and Riannah Chantelle Coleman bucked hyperventilation to make the women’s 200 meters breastroke final in the 4th Youth Olympic Games on Monday.In what has become a predictable outcome in women’s Taijikuan combined, Polo again stood at third place after the Taijishuan preliminaries at the Dakar Expo Center in Diamniado behind strong favorite Ng Zhe Nin of Singapore and Chu Yu En of Chinese Taipei.The three—who were 1-2-3 in the world junior championships in Tanjin, China, last March—finished in the same order as they were in the Taijishan preliminaries—Ng first with 9.353 points for a 18.653 total, Chu with 9.330 points for 18.563 and Polo with 9.233 for 18.456.“Angel is doing well and we’re focusing for tomorrow’s final,” said Li Jianfang. “We hope to do better in the final.” Tuesday’s final will also be two-phased—Taijishan at 10:38 a.m. and Taijiquan at 4:29 p.m.—both Dakar time.Coleman,…