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Africa: Senegal Prepares to Host Africa's First Olympic Event
Premium Times, 24 February 2025
The Youth Olympic Games is projected to involve 35 International Federations (IFs), with 25 sports featured in the competition programme and 10 in the engagement programme. Read more »
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The Conversation Africa, 21 August 2024
The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet there's a glaring absence on the Olympic map and on its… Read more »
Senegal Prepares to Host Africa's First Olympic Event
Preparations are underway in Senegal for the Youth Olympics Games. The event, scheduled to take place over two weeks from October 31, 2026, will bring together about 2,700 young athletes from around the world.
It marks the first time an Olympic sports event will be hosted in Africa and will feature 25 sporting categories, including athletics, aquatics, baseball, basketball, boxing, breaking, and cycling.
The organizing committee has said Dakar 2026 will also showcase "an engagement programme" in 10 sports: canoe-kayak, golf, hockey, karate, modern pentathlon, shooting, sport climbing, surfing, tennis and weightlifting.
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The International Olympic Committee has officially awarded the west African nation for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2022 which will be shared between the country's capital ... Read more »
