Trinidad and Tobago badminton player Samiya Karim ended her Dakar Youth Olympic Games singles campaign with a victory, defeating Senegal’s Maryame Cisse in straight games on November 3.
Guardian reported that Karim won 21-14, 21-10 in her final Group D match. The opening game lasted 12 minutes and the second 10 minutes, giving the 16-year-old a positive finish after two earlier defeats.
The win did not take Karim into the knockout stage. The French Badminton Federation’s tournament preview identified the group format and confirmed that only the group winner would progress to the quarter-finals.
The result should be described as a group-stage win, not a medal or qualification for the next round.
Sources: Guardian Media, Nov. 4; French Badminton Federation, Nov. 1.
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