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Team Nigeria will depart Abuja on 29 October for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, following a three-week local camping programme, the ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Senegal seeks "a place, an industry and a voice" through Dakar 2026 YOG, says President Faye
DAKAR, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Senegal aims to use the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to strengthen its capacity to host major competitions, develop its sports industry and make its voice heard ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Activists urge Senegal to halt LGBT crackdown as Youth Olympic Games near
Senegal should halt its crackdown on same-sex relations, which calls into question the country's compliance with the Olympic charter ahead of hosting the Youth Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Dakar to host 'Sport for Development Summit'
Ahead of the Youth Olympics, the Senegalese capital will host a two-day gathering on 30 and 31 October, bringing together business and development representatives to discuss investment opportunities, ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: TTOC name four for Dakar Youth Olympics
Four young athletes will represent Trinidad and Tobago in three sports at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with Team TTO scheduled to begin competition on November 1.The nine-member delegation, ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics ‘a bridge to 2028 Los Angeles Games’
Though human rights groups call it sportswashing, analysts say Formula 1’s choice of Rwanda to host its first African race since the 1990s can become a watershed moment for the continent’s sports ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Tanzania names six athletes for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will send six young athletes to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with swimming, athletics and judo providing the country’s representation at the first Olympic event to be ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Local identity inspires Dakar 2026 podiums
The platforms on which athletes at the Youth Olympic Games will receive their medals, along with the trays on which they will be presented, have been crafted by artisans from the region and evoke the ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Senegal’s LGBTQIA+ crackdown raises questions ahead of youth Olympics
But as preparations for the Youth Olympic Games enter their final stages, a new investigation has exposed a troubling reality for LGBTQIA+ people living in the host nation. Human Rights Watch (HRW) ...
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Young Uganda-based refugees chase their Olympic dream in Senegal
They are among six refugee athletes taking part in Youth Olympic Games which get underway in Dakar on 31 October.
News Senegal » Dakar » Sports: Senegal’s Youth Olympics legacy: who pays after the Games?
Tour de l’Œuf sports complex in Dakar, Senegal. Xie Jianfei/Xinhua via Getty Senegal has made major investments to build, renovate and modernise its sports facilities to host the Youth Olympic Games, ...