Senegal inventories assets to be transferred after YOG
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegal is inventorying assets acquired for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games to organise their transfer after their closing on 13 November. The edition brought together nearly 2,700 athletes from 204 national Olympic committees and mobilised 5,647 volunteers, according to RFI Afrique.
Ibrahima Wade, general coordinator of the Dakar 2026 YOG organising committee, announced an inventory of the sports and cultural equipment, materials and skills mobilised for the Games. The acquisitions will be grouped, stored, inventoried and assessed before being allocated, according to Ibrahima Wade, cited by RFI Afrique.
The steering committee tasked with preparing this distribution was due to meet a week after the closing with Sports Minister Djirèye Clothilde Coly and other stakeholders to examine an initial plan, according to Ibrahima Wade. The Dakar 2026 YOG mobilised 24,462 accredited people, including 983 journalists, as well as 5,647 volunteers, RFI Afrique reports.
The sporting tally also records 73 medals won by African athletes, compared with 56 at the Buenos Aires YOG. Nearly 450 medals were awarded in Dakar and 95 of the 206 national Olympic committees won at least one medal, according to figures presented by Ibrahima Wade.
The Dakar 2026 YOG close on 13 November, after the competition opened in Dakar on 31 October. The YOG open in Dakar after Senegal completes preparations for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, on 20 October.
