Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Open 31 October, the First Held in Africa

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games open on 31 October, the first Youth Olympics held in Africa and the first Olympic-rings event staged on African soil. Originally due in 2022, the Games were postponed by Covid-19. The 15-day competition runs to 13 November across Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly. Baseball5 starts a day earlier, on 30 October.