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IOC President Coventry Hails Africa's Olympic Debut at Dakar YOG Opening Ceremony

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IOC president Coventry hails Africa's Olympic debut at Dakar YOG opening ceremony

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Nairobi, 31 Oct (EFE).- Senegal inaugurated this Saturday a historic 4th Dakar Youth Games, the first Olympic event to be held in Africa, in a ceremony that counted the participation of 11,000 artists, including 700 dancers. "These games are a message; a message for Africa: show the world that you can host it! [...] The entry Senegal opens the first Olympic Youth Games held in Africa was first published in HolaNews.

The city of Dakar is in full swing. Under the scorching heat typical of the month of October, thousands of young people from all corners of the world are touring here and there while citizens, accustomed to dealing with traffic jams and traffic cuts, are put in the hands of Providence to circulate through a city that has become more complicated than usual. This Saturday, the Olympic Youth Games were inaugurated in Senegal, the first Olympic even…

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(wiwsport) The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, celebrated a historic moment for Senegal and Africa at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Youth Games (JOJ) Dakar 2026, this Saturday, October 31. In her speech, she praised the mobilization of the Senegalese people and paid a special tribute to young people [...] This article was originally published on wiwsport: site #1 of the sports news of Senegal (wiwsp…

The Greek team, led by flag bearers Iasonas Mouselimis and Irene Zervou, marched first. In the opening match, Mouselimis qualified for the "16", while the Greek Beach Volleyball duo defeated Tunisia

With an impressive Opening Ceremony, full of colors, music and elements of African culture, the curtain of the Youth Olympic Games "Dakar 2026", the first Olympic athletic […] The post Greece first in the Opening Ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 appeared first on PatrisNews - Patris Newspaper of Ilias.

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Xinhua broke the news in Beijing, China on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
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