Youth Olympic Games open in Senegal
Sport · First reported 31 Oct, 18:24 · Updated 18:25
The 2026 Youth Olympic Games have opened in Senegal, with an opening ceremony in Dakar featuring crowds, drummers and dancers.
- The Youth Olympic Games have opened in Senegal.
- The centre report identifies the event as the 2026 Games and says the opening ceremony took place in Dakar on Saturday.
- The ceremony featured crowds, hundreds of drummers and dancers, and celebrations of Senegalese and wider African culture.
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- Event
- 2026 Youth Olympic Games
- Location
- Senegal; the opening ceremony was in Dakar
- Ceremony
- Saturday; crowds gathered
- Performers
- Hundreds of drummers and dancers
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- An earlier Lux story said the Dakar Youth Games were set to open after a four-year delay, with almost 2,700 athletes expected through November 13. [d5b78d2f-1b7c-43e7-9f9d-ca94788b6fbe]
- Another earlier Lux headline described the event as Africa’s first Youth Olympics in Senegal. [75a8d345-1077-4357-a83b-26f7dfb0792c]
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