Dakar prepares to host Africa’s first Olympic sporting event
Sport · First reported 29 Oct, 17:31 · Updated 18:52
The Dakar Youth Games are set to open in Senegal after a four-year delay. Organizers say preparations are ready, with almost 2,700 athletes expected to compete through November 13.
- The Games open Saturday in Senegal, the first African country to host an Olympic sporting event, with almost 2,700 athletes aged 14–17 from 204 national Olympic committees expected to take part. They run through November 13.
- Initially scheduled for 2022, the Games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers said last-minute energy and rain issues had been addressed and more than 6,000 volunteers were helping.
- Organizers said security would include Spanish and French police officers with experience at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Durban was named South Africa’s candidate for the 2036 or 2040 Olympics.
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- Host
- Dakar, Senegal
- Expected athletes
- Almost 2,700, aged 14–17
- Participating committees
- 204 national Olympic committees
- Schedule
- Opening Saturday; runs through November 13
- Postponement
- Originally scheduled for 2022; delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Volunteers
- More than 6,000
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