# Dakar opens the Youth Olympics, the first Olympic event in Africa

- By: Extra Time Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T11:36:00.000Z
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About 2,700 young athletes compete until 13 November at three sites in Senegal, with a refugee team and Russians under their own flag where federations admit them. The Dakar Youth Olympic Games opened on 31 October 2026 and run until 13 November, with about 2,700 athletes, according to Voice of Nigeria and Graphic Online. It is the first Olympic event on African soil, with 25 medal sports, 153 medal events and ten non-medal sports, according to Graphic Online and Legit.ng. The Russian Olympic Committee has announced 13 athletes and 10 coaches; each international federation decides whether they may compete, and some, such as judo and swimming, have already let Russians return under their flag and anthem, according to AFP.

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