Senegal Launches One Year to Go Celebrations for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

Senegal will this week begin a year-long countdown to the continent’s first Olympic event as preparations intensify for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

A packed programme of activities kicks off on 31 October including the unveiling of the official mascot and the start of the Omega countdown clock marking one year until the opening ceremony of Africa’s first Olympic sporting showcase.

Festivities will begin at Dakar’s Grand Théâtre where Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will lead the launch ceremony.

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