Senegal hosts Africa’s first ever Youth Olympic Games
Summary
The 2026 Youth Olympic Games opened in Dakar, Senegal, the first Olympic event held on African soil. About 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17 are set to compete in 153 medal events across 25 sports through November 13.Key Facts
- Events are taking place in Dakar, Diamniadio and the beach resort of Saly.
- Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was scheduled to declare the games open at the Diamniadio stadium.
- The games were originally planned for 2022 but were delayed four years by the coronavirus pandemic.
- Baseball5, Wushu, coastal rowing beach sprint and beach wrestling are making their Youth Olympic debuts.
- A six-athlete refugee team based in Kenya and Uganda is competing in track and field, judo and taekwondo.
- The first Summer Youth Olympic Games took place in Singapore in 2010.
- International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry is its first African and first female president.
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