šøš³Dakar 2026 All You Need to Know
- Ale Tang
- Apr 14
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 22
Are you ready for Dakar 2026? The Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be held during 31 Oct to 13 Nov at Dakar, capital and largest city of Senegal. The first IOC event and youth olympics to be held in Africa, the upcoming YOG is for sure to be a show of making history. And did you see the interview of our beloved four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey? Here you go, all the basics of Dakar and YOG:
Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympics
Date: 31 Oct-13 Nov 2026 (14 days)
Official Website: Here
Official Promo Video: Here
Motto: Africa Welcomes, Dakar Celebrates
Official Timer: OMEGA
Venues: 8 (in 3 cities)
Mascots: š¦ Ayo ("joy" in Yoruba)
Athletes: 2,700 (expected)
Events: 153 in 25 sports
Athleticsššæāāļø, Aquaticsšš½āāļø, Archeryš¹, Badmintonšø, Baseball5ā¾ (new), Boxingš„, Breakingš¤øšæ, Road cyclingš“, Equestrianšš¾, Fencingš¤ŗ, Futsalā½, Artistic gymnasticsš¤øāāļø, Beach handballš¤¾š¼āāļø, Judoš„, Rowingš£š¼, Rugby7sš, Sailingāµ, Skateboardingš¹(new), Table tennisš, Takekwondoš„, Triathlonšµš¼āāļø, 3x3 Basketballš, Beach volleyballš, Beach wrestlingš¤¼, Wushuš«“š¼ (new)
Engagement Sports: 10
Canoe-kayakš¶, Golfā³, 5x5 Hockeyš, Karateš„, ē¾Modern Pentathlonš, Shootingš«, Sport climbing岩š§š¼āāļø, Surfingšš»āāļø (new), Tennisš¾, Weightliftingšš½āāļø
All About Dakar
Country: Senegal
City: Dakar (capital)
Language: French, Wolof
Religion: Islam
Climate: Hot and dry, average over 30Ā°C during May to Oct
Airport: Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)
Population: 4 million (2023)
History: former French colony, independence in 1960
Geography: westernmost point of mainland Africa (Cap-Vert peninsula)
Economy: finance and administration centre, a major regional port
Transport: first award-winning SunuBRT bus rapid transit
Sport: Football
Trivia: To not greet someone upon sight is to portray rudeness and oftentimes ignorance.
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