Roko Ilaisa Tabete Ends Youth Olympic Run With a New Personal Best

Roko Ilaisa Tabete closed Team Fiji’s campaign at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar with a performance that set a new personal best. The 17-year-old clocked 57.79 seconds in the men’s 400-metre hurdles semi-finals, marking a personal milestone on the international stage. Tabete ran in the second semi-final and finished sixth in his race. Although that result ended his campaign, the time gave the young hurdler a new benchmark as he wrapped up his appearance at the Games. The event’s medal standings were led by China, which had collected 13 gold, seven silver and three bronze medals at the time of the report. Japan sat in second place with nine gold, six silver and five bronze, while the Russian Federation was third with six gold and four silver medals. The Youth Olympic Games were scheduled to conclude on Friday. Tabete’s personal-best run provided a notable finish for the Fiji team’s campaign, even as the competition continued across the remaining events.