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Iran’s Faraji earns table tennis quota for Summer Youth Olympics
Iranian table tennis prodigy Benyamin Faraji has secured a qualification berth for the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympics – starting October 31 in the Senegalese capital – the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has officially confirmed.
Faraji earned his place after winning a bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain and securing a spot among the world’s top 10 under-19 players in the ITTF rankings.
The fourth edition of the Games will take place across 25 competitive sporting events in three host cities of Dakar, Diamniadio, and Saly.