PH runner Naomi Cesar wins historic silver at Youth Olympic Games

DAKAR—Finishing fourth was never in her plans, so Naomi Marjorie Cesar saved her best for last and with an enormous burst of speed in the home stretch, snatched the women’s 800 meters silver behind an Ethiopian roadrunner for Team Philippines’ first medal at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). “I worked so hard for