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Dakar Youth Olympics: free shuttles serve sports venues

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Dakar's Urban Transport Executive Council has established, under the supervision of Senegal's Ministry of Land and Air Transport, a network of free shuttles for spectators and delegations at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics. The system aims to facilitate access to the various sports venues during the competitions, according to SeneNews.

The Dakar Urban Transport Executive Council (CETUD) has established a network of completely free shuttles to facilitate travel for spectators and delegations between the main urban hubs, multimodal stations and competition venues of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, under the supervision of the Ministry of Land and Air Transport (MITTA), according to SeneNews.

The system comes as events at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics are taking place across Senegal and access to the various sports venues is a mobility issue for participants and the public, SeneNews reports.

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