From 31 October to 13 November 2026, Senegal will host the 4th Youth Olympic Games. You are reading the Dakar 2026 Olympic Games Journal, your 360° magazine dedicated to promoting young African athletes. Discover the history of the Youth Olympic Games, a profile of Ivorian sprinter Laurence Kouakou, a rising star in the 100m and 200m, Senegal’s only Olympic medallist Amadou Dia Ba, an update on infrastructure works by Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, President of the Organising Committee, the boxing rules for the Games, and a look at the Iba Mar Diop Stadium, Dakar’s sporting icon, which has been modernised for the YOG.
