Senegal hosts Africa’s first ever Youth Olympic Games
The 2026 Youth Olympic Games opens with a spectacular ceremony Saturday in the Senegalese capital Dakar in the first ever Olympics to be held on African soil. It comes as the continent seeks a bigger role in international sporting competitions.
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