Dakar 2026 to bring the world's best young athletes in Senegal for the first Olympic sporting event to be held on African soil

PARIS,11th August, 2024 (WAM) - As the Olympic Games Paris 2024 draw to a close, attention is turning to the next summer Olympic event - the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026.

The YOG Dakar 2026 will take place across two weeks from 31 October 2026, bringing together the world's best young athletes in Senegal for the first Olympic sporting event to be held on African soil. The Games will be held in three host