According to Coventry, the opening ceremony was televised live in more than 30 countries, with every African nation having committed to showing the Games live.
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (3rd L) reacts during her visit to the Olympic Village ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Diamniadio, on October 29, 2026. (Photo by MISPER APAWU / POOL / AFP)
The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, opened Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking an historic moment for the continent.
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