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Senegal won two gold medals in beach wrestling at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. Elisabeth Diatta won gold in the -55 kg category, the host country’s first gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games. Her compatriot Maguette Diop followed suit, taking gold in the -80 kg category.
In tonight's edition, cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved to death on his orders. Also, in South Africa, activists warn that new data centres could put added pressure on already strained water and electricity supplies. And Senegal continues to celebrate the spirit of sport at the Youth Olympic Games.
The head of the International Olympic Committee discusses the significance of Africa hosting the Youth Olympic Games.
