In brief
In a 2‑0 final, the Cuban Baseball5 team secured gold by beating Chinese Taipei with set scores of 2‑1 and 7‑1. They avenged an earlier group‑stage loss, finished the tournament with five wins and one defeat, and celebrated the achievement with team captain Lazaro Diaz. Cuban third baseman Jean Carlos Machado was a standout performer, going 8‑for‑10 at the plate.
Cuba captured the Baseball5 title at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, defeating Chinese Taipei 2‑0 in the final held Thursday in Dakar, Senegal, according to the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina.
The Cubans won the first set 2‑1 and the second 7‑1, outscoring Chinese Taipei by a combined score of 9‑2. The victories sparked celebrations from the squad, whose record in the tournament was five wins and one loss.
Earlier in the competition the Cuban team had suffered a 1‑0 group‑stage loss to Chinese Taipei; the triumph in the final was seen as a revenge win, according to Prensa Latina.
