Pinay cyclist finishes 30th in Youth Olympic Games

Filipina cyclist Maritanya Krog competes in the women’s road race in the 4th Youth Olympic Games, November 8, 2026 in Dakar, Senegal. POC Media

MANILA — Filipina cyclist Maritanya Krog wound up in 30th place in the women’s road race in the 4th Youth Olympic Games, held under tremendous heat at the Corniche course in Dakar, Senegal on Sunday. 

Krog crossed the line at one hour, 42 minutes and six seconds with Argentina’s Julia Victoria Lambert.

They were more than 10 minutes behind gold medalist Angelina Novolodskaya, who won the sprint finish ahead of silver medalist Alsie Apps of Australia and Linda Sitkova of Czechia and 17 others—identical times of 1:31:19 over the 8-lap, 59.50-km relatively flat course with the Atlantic Ocean as backdrop.

The cyclists rode as a bunch until the final two of eight laps when the Europeans and Australian attacked.

Krog will race the 8-km individual time trial on Tuesday on the same route.

Six riders did not finish and one did not start in the 42-rider field.

Meanwhile, two athletes from Southeast Asia — one from Indonesia and Vietnam — finishing ahead of Krog.