# All you need to know about the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

https://mins.news/en/item/115992

- BBC News, 2026-10-26 10:49 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/ck0546l2j4ppo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Senegal will host the first Olympic event on African soil as Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly stage 15 days of competition. About 2,700 athletes are expected to compete in 25 sports. The Games, initially scheduled for 2022, were postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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