title: Tunisia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
text: # Tunisia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
  
  Tunisia participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Tunisia qualified four athletes.
  
  Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Rami Balti | 400 m hurdles | 56.03 | 15 | 54.59 | 10 |
  | Ahmed Sayf Kadri | 2000 m steeplechase | 5:44.56 | 2 | 12:15 | 8 |
  
  ### Field Events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
  | Ghada Hamdani | Triple Jump | 11.74 | 15 | DNS | DNS |
  | Imen Rhouma | Pole Vault | 3.35 | 12 | 3.22 | 15 |
  
  ## Boxing
  
  Tunisia qualified one boxer based on its performance at the 2018 AIBA Youth African Championships
  
  ### Girls
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Mawada Taghouti | -60 kg | Dubois (GBR) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  Tunisia has qualified one boat for the following distances into the Olympic canoeing regatta through the 2018 youth olympic games canoeing world qualification event.
  
  ### Boys
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Zaydene Ben Hassine | Boys’ K1 Sprint | 1:50.95 | 11 | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Zaydene Ben Hassine | Boys’ K1 Slalom | 1:24.95 | 11 | 1:22.92 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Gymnastics
  
  ### Rhythmic Gymnastics
  
  Tunisia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 youth African Rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline Championships.
  
  **Individual**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
  | Lina Wahada | Individual | 7.300 | 9.050 | 7.700 | 6.300 | 30.350 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Mixed multi-discipline team
  
  **Team**
  
  | Team | Athlete | Acrobatic | Artistic | Rhythmic | Trampoline | Total points | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Noa Kazado Yakar (ISR) Yonatan Fridman (ISR) | 9 | — | — | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Sam Dick (NZL) | — | 79 | — | — | | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Gabriel Burtănete (ROU) | — | 14 | — | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Yin Dehang (CHN) | — | 32 | — | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Emma Spence (CAN) | — | 26 | — | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Nazlı Savranbaşı (TUR) | — | 57 | — | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Sofia Nair (ALG) | — | 22 | — | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Tia Sobhy (EGY) | — | — | 99 | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Azra Dewan (RSA) | — | — | 93 | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Lina Wahada (TUN) | — | — | - | — | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Benny Wizani (AUT) | — | — | — | 8 | 441 | 11 |
  | Team Rosie MacLennan (Light Blue) | Yuki Okuno (JPN) | — | — | — | 10 | 441 | 11 |
  
  ## Judo
  
  Tunisia qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2017 Cadet World Judo Championships.
  
  ### Individual
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 3 | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Aleddine Ben Chalbi | Boys' −55 kg | Bye | Daniel Leutgeb (AUT) L 01s1-10 | did not advance | did not advance | Bye | Adrián Medero (PUR) W 11s1-00 | Romain Valadier-Picard (FRA) L 00s2-01s2 | did not advance | 5 |
  | Mariem Khlifi | Girls' −63 kg | Bye | Bye | Saskia Brothers (AUS) W 10-00 | Nikol Pencue (COL) W 01s1-00 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Szofi Özbas (HUN) L 00s2-10s01 | |
  
  ### Team
  
  | Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Team Singapore Ahad Al-Sagheer (YEM) Anastasia Balaban (UKR) Bryan Garboa (ECU) Sarah Kafufula (COD) Mariem Khlifi (TUN) Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy (EGY) Eduarda Rosa (BRA) Ilia Sulamanidze (GEO) | Mixed team | Team Moscow (MIX) L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Rowing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Overall Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Overall Rank |
  | Dhiaeddine Zoghlami | Boys' Single Sculls | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sara Zammali | Girls' Single Sculls | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Rugby sevens
  
  ### Girls' tournament
  
  **Roster**
  
  * Chaima Arbi
  * Sabrine Barhoumi
  * Amna Ben Arous
  * Halima Ben Charrada
  * Abir Dhahri
  * Nesrine Faidi
  * Jihen Fatnassi
  * Khouloud Hammami
  * Maissa Haouani
  * Lamia Mlawah
  * Hajer Saoudi
  * Amna Zarrai
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 27 | +142 | 15 |
  | 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 45 | +133 | 13 |
  | 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 85 | +40 | 11 |
  | 4 | Colombia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 119 | −53 | 9 |
  | 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 142 | −98 | 7 |
  | 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 183 | −164 | 5 |
  
  * 13 October 2018 12:00
  
  | New Zealand | 53–0 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Davison 0'c Pouri-Lane 3'm Maaka 5'm Tairakena 7'm Hohaia (2) 7'c, 10'c Paul 9'm Takitimu-Cook 12'c Tauranga 13'm Con: Pouri-Lane (2/6) 1', 8' Takitimu-Cook (2/4) 11', 12' | Report | |
  
  * Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Maddy Putz (Australia)
  * 13 October 2018 15:55
  
  | Canada | 50–7 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Cousineau (3) 0'c, 7'm, 8'm Grant (2) 3'c, 5'c de Couvreur 7'c Mackinnon 13'm Izyk 14'c Con: Black (3/3) 1', 3', 5' Czeppel (2/5) 7', 14' | Report | Try: Arbi 12'c Con: Ben Charrada (1/1) 12' |
  
  * Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
  * 14 October 2018 12:50
  
  | Tunisia | 5–24 | Kazakhstan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Barhoumi 14'm Con: Barhoumi (0/1) | Report | Try: Odnoletok (3) 0'c, 4'c, 11'm Boichenko 13'm Con: Kamenkova (2/3) 0', 4' Mikhailenko (0/1) |
  
  * Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Katherine Ritchie (Great Britain)
  * 14 October 2018 15:30
  
  | France | 41–0 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Noel (3) 2'm, 5'c, 13'm Muller 7'c Plantefeve 10'm Hapulat (2) 12'm, 14'c Con: Maran (3/7) 5', 7', 14' | Report | |
  
  * Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
  * 15 October 2018 10:40
  
  | Colombia | 15–7 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Mejia 7'm Sarmeinto 10'm Ramirez 12'm Con: Tapias (0/3) | Report | Try: Arbi 14'c Con: Ben Arous (1/1) 14' |
  
  * Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
  
  ## Sailing
  
  Tunisia qualified one boat based on its performance at the African Nacra 15 Qualifiers.
  
  ### Mixed
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
  | Fourat Gueddana Chaima Chemmeri | Nacra 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Tunisia qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2017 African Championships.
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Douaa Chalghoum | Girls' 10 m air pistol | 537-8 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Mixed
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Doua Chalghoum (TUN) Sung Yun-ho (KOR) | Mixed 10 metre air pistol | 720-7 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Tunisia qualified four swimmers.
  
  ### Boys
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Azziz Ghaffari | 100 m freestyle | | | | | | |
  | Azziz Ghaffari | 200 m freestyle | | | | | | |
  | Azziz Ghaffari | 400 m freestyle | | | | | | |
  | Ahmed Hafnaoui | 200 m freestyle | | | | | | |
  | Ahmed Hafnaoui | 400 m freestyle | | | | | | |
  | Ahmed Hafnaoui | 800 m freestyle | | | | | | |
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  Tunisia qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the African Continental Qualifier.
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Rank | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Nathael Elyes Hamdoun | Boys | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Taekwondo
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi | Boys' 48 kg | Bye | Sharif Salim (USA) W 11-8 | Dmitrii Shishko (RUS) L 10-14 | did not advance | |
  | Asma Hajji | Girls' 63 kg | Sara Neto (STP) W 21-0 | Assunta Cennamo (ITA) L 8-11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Triathlon
  
  Tunisia qualified two athlete based on its performance at the 2018 African Cadet and junior Championships.
  
  ### Individual
  
  | Athlete | Event | Swim (750m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mohamed Aziz Sebai | Boys | 10:42 | 0:28 | 29:24 | 0:29 | 17:51 | 58:54 | 25 |
  | Sirine Fattoum | Girls | 10:52 | 0:54 | 32:52 | 0:32 | 21:01 | 1:06:11 | 28 |
  
  ### Relay
  
  | Athlete | Event | Total Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km) | Total Group Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Africa 1 Amber Schlebusch (RSA) Christiaan Stroebel (RSA) Syrine Fattoum (TUN) Mohamed Aziz Sebai (TUN) | Mixed Relay | 22:01 (2) 21:17 (5) 25:27 (12) 23:09 (9) | 1:31:54 1P | 9 |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  Tunisia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 African Cadet Championships
  
  ### Girls
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Ghofrane Belkhir | −58 kg | 88 | 1 | 108 | 1 | 196 | |
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  Tunisia qualified three athletes based on its performance at the 2018 African Cadet Championships.
  
  Key:
  
  * VFA – Victory by Fall.
  * VSU – Without any points scored by the opponent
  * VSU1 – With point(s) scored by the opponent
  * VPO – Without any points scored by the opponent
  * VPO1 – With point(s) scored by the opponent
  
  ### Boys
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Final / RM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Mehdi Jouini | Greco-Roman −51kg | Sasaki (JPN) L 0 – 9 $^{VSU}$ | Salas (MEX) L 8 – 10 $^{VPO1}$ | 3 Q | Adiniwin (MHL) W 2 – 0 $^{VFA}$ | 5 |
  | Lamjed Maafi | Greco-Roman −71kg | Guţu (MDA) L 0 – 9 $^{VSU}$ | Calle (COL) W 8 – 8 $^{VPO1}$ | 2 Q | Yamada (JPN) L 0 – 4 $^{VPO}$ | 4 |
  
  ### Girls
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Final / RM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Zaineb Sghaier | Freestyle −65kg | Vesso (EST) L 1 – 7 $^{VFA}$ | Nabaina (CMR) W 10 – 6 $^{VFA}$ | Chudyk (UKR) L 0 – 10 $^{VSU}$ | Balogun (NGR) L 0 – 9 $^{VPO}$ | 4 Q | Ramírez (CUB) W 1 – 1 $^{VPO1}$ | 7 |
  | Khadija Jlassi | Freestyle −73kg | Dzibuk (BLR) L 4 – 13 $^{VPO1}$ | Gök (TUR) W 6 – 1 $^{VFA}$ | Oknazarova (UZB) L 2 – 13 $^{VSU1}$ | Machuca (ARG) L 2 – 5 $^{VPO1}$ | 4 Q | White (CAN) W 4 – 0 $^{VFA}$ | 7 |
  