Olympic Flame Arrives in Senegal for Youth Games, the First Olympic Event to Be Held in Africa
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In Senegal, the Olympic flame started its tour, 45 days away from the Youth Olympics. First stage, Dakar the capital, before a course in the 14 regions of the country.
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Dakar, 15 Sep. (askanews) - The flame of the Youth Olympic Games crosses the streets of Dakar, Senegal, in view of the first edition of an Olympic event to be held on the African continent. Residents attend the relay, some expressing their pride for Senegal in hosting the Games. The Dakar Youth Olympic Games will take place from October 31 to November 13, 2026.
The start of the torch tour of the Youth Olympic Games (JOJ) across Senegal was given Monday, September 14, with a first stop in the capital. By the time the competition begins, on October 31, the latter will take a 3600 km long journey that will take it to all corners of the country.
The flame is in Dakar! It arrived on Saturday on the Place du Souvenir and is about to cross the 14 regions of Senegal, in 30 stages, until 31 October, the day when the torch will ignite the vasque of the Youth Olympic Games at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium for the opening ceremony. The flame will remain in... Read more »
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Olympic flame arrives in Senegal for Youth Games, the first Olympic event to be held in Africa
The Olympic flame was welcomed by music and dancing in Senegal ‘s capital Saturday, as a march by 100 women marked the countdown to the first Olympic sporting event held in Africa — the Youth Olympic Games. More than a hundred people gathered at Dakar’s Place du Souvenir Africain, a waterfront plaza overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by portraits of prominent figures from Africa and its diaspora, to greet the flame ahead of the Youth Oly…
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