For Callum Dreyer journey to gold, na two rounds before final im closest race happen. For Saly, Senegal, di South African beat Ondrej Zizka of Czechia by 0.14 seconds for their quarter-final. On Tuesday, 3 November, e finish di day as di first men solo champion for coastal rowing beach sprints for Youth Olympic Games.
To win di title e need beat one opponent after another. For last 16, Dreyer beat Justas Domarkas of Lithuania. E use di waves for di journey back to beach. For quarter-final im time na 2 minutes 24.52 seconds. Zizka finish for 2:24.66. Difference wey no reach two tenths of one second keep Dreyer inside di competition.
Next na Hungary Adam Moor. Dreyer win their semi-final for 2:29.35. Dat put am against Diego Molina Martinez of Spain for di gold race. Dreyer finish final for 2:15.65 and Molina Martinez finish for 2:44.39. Moor win di separate race for bronze against Yossuf Moursi of Egypt.
If na rowing for calm water you dey watch before, you go sabi di paddles but you fit wonder why competitors dey run. For beach sprint, dem start for sand, reach their boats, then row go out through course wey dem dey turn left and right. Dem turn 180 degrees round one floating mark come back to shore. Dem must leave boat and sprint to finish.
Na why who win each race matter pass to compare time from different rounds. Dreyer use more time for semi-final than quarter-final. But e beat di person wey e face, and na wetin e need to move ahead. Im faster time against Molina Martinez earn am di title.
Na di first time dis discipline enter Youth Olympics. China don win mixed double on Monday, and Liu Lili win women solo gold on Tuesday. Di South African own first na for men solo event. Na Youth Olympic gold, and di time wey e use finish na di result for dat race. Nobody claim say e set world speed record.