Margarita Gevorgyan Finishes 50th at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

On November 4, Armenian swimmer Margarita Gevorgyan concluded her participation in the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. Representing Armenia in the women's 50m freestyle, she competed in the preliminary heats but failed to advance to the next stage.

Gevorgyan competed in the fourth preliminary heat, recording a time of 29.65 seconds and finishing seventh among eight swimmers.

The fastest swimmers in her heat were Eltonique Leonard of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Roxanne Kirarock of Papua New Guinea, who both finished in 28.63 seconds. The Armenian swimmer finished 1.02 seconds behind the leaders.

Across all nine preliminary heats, Margarita Gevorgyan placed 50th out of 68 participants, ending her hopes of competing for a medal.

Canada's Alyssa Lawson recorded the fastest time of the preliminary round, completing the distance in 25.92 seconds.

Gevorgyan therefore concluded her campaign at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games without qualifying for the final stage of the competition.