LOBAMBA – Guest nations at the Eswatini National Youth Games are returning home with a combined nine medals out of the 41 that were on offer in athletics.
Eswatini’s four regions got a lion’s share, winning a sum of 32 medals, according to the provisional athletics medal table released after the inaugural Games.
The Games began on Saturday, August 15, 2026 and concluded today, August 16, 2026.
Seychelles improved from their sixth-place ranking after day one, leapfrogging both Shiselweni Region and Lesotho on the final medal count. The island nation finished fourth overall after collecting four medals on the closing day to take their tally to six.
Their medallists are:
• Odysius Melanie – Gold in the boys’ 100m final and gold in the boys’ 200m final
• Aaliyah Nicette – Silver in the girls’ 100m final and silver in the girls’ 200m final
• Khalil Payet – Gold in the boys’ high jump
• Seychelles Relay Team – Bronze medal in the boys’ medley relay
Lesotho, meanwhile, dropped from yesterday’s fourth place to fifth on the final table. The athletes from the mountaneous kingdom added only one further medal on the closing day, finishing with three in total.
Their medallists are:
• Matebatso Lelaka – Gold in the girls’ 1 500m final
• Katiso Liau – Silver in the boys’ 1 500m final and bronze in the boys’ 800m final
A major share of the medals won at Somhlolo National Stadiums remained with the host nation. Manzini Region topped the table with 10 medals, including six golds and four silvers.
Lubombo collected eight medals, while Hhohho finished third with an 11-medal haul. Shiselweni ended at the bottom with six medals and were the only regional team without a gold medal.
Athletics medal count;
Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1.Manzini 6 4 0 10
2.Lubombo 5 1 2 8
3.Hhohho 2 4 5 11
4.Seychelles 2 2 3 7
5.Lesotho 1 1 1 3
6.Shiselweni 0 3 3 6
Basketball 3×3;
Champion – Lubombo
Runner-up – Manzini
Third-place – Hhohho
Volleyball boys;
Champions: Hhohho
Runners: Lubombo
Third place: Shiselweni
Volleyball girls;
Champions: Manzini
Runners-up: Lubombo
Third place: Shiselweni
TAEKWONDO – DAY 2 RESULTS
Females- 49kg;
Champion: Maziya Manesi — Lubombo
Runner-up:Sifundza Sebenzile — Manzini
Third-place: Dlamini Yandiswa — Shiselweni
Females- 63kg;
Chmapion: Ndlela Busiswa — Lubombo
Runner-up: Bohlokoa Selebalo — Lesotho
Third place: Matsebula Millicent — Manzini
Males -44kg
Champion: Mtsetfwa Bonkhe — Lubombo
Runner-up: Tfwala Sekela — Manzini
Third place: Gama Sinekubonga — Shiselweni
Males-49Kg
Champion: Ntshalintshali Cebolababe — Manzini
Runner-up: Bhembe Semusa — Lubombo
Third-place: Langwenya Prince — Hhohho
Males -55kg
Champion: Fakudze Lindokuhle — Lubombo
Runner-up: Mkhatjwa Bongumusa — Shiselweni
Third place: Mabuza Sibongokuhle — Manzini
Team standings;
1. Lubombo — 30 points
2. Manzini — 25 points
3. Hhohho — 20 points
4. Shiselweni — 17 points
5. Lesotho — 6 points
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