By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Illustrative image · African Creator · Pexels · Licence PexelsSenegal finished sixth in the medal table at the Youth Olympic Games, with 12 medals, including five gold. Nearly 2,700 young athletes from 204 national committees took part in this first edition on the African continent, held from 31 October to 13 November in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly, according to Senego.
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The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games flame arrives in Senegal and is celebrated in several countries, while Dakar prepares for the Games.
14 NovDakar 2026 Youth Olympics bring Africa 73 medals
13 NovSenegal inventories assets to be transferred after YOG
13 NovSenegal reaches 12 medals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic GamesSenegal 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.
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Senegal has won ten medals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics, including five golds, and remains sixth overall after Ameth Diop’s bronze in taekwondo in the under-73kg category, according to Senego. China leads with 30 medals ahead of Japan on 26, while Egypt is fourth with 12 medals.
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The IOC awarded the Olympic Order in gold to Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Alhaminou Mouhamed Lô at a ceremony in Dakar to celebrate the success of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The distinction came at the close of the competition, held in Senegal from 31 October to 13 November 2026, according to Seneweb.
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The International Olympic Committee is suspending the process of selecting the host city for the 2030 Youth Olympic Games, after Dakar 2026. President Kirsty Coventry wants to consider the competition’s objectives and format at a conference in Diamniadio on 12 November, according to Xalima.
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Senegal-Sudan: FSF announces 258 million CFA francs in revenueThe Senegalese Football Federation announces 258,873,000 CFA francs in revenue from Senegal-Sudan, with 41,994 tickets sold out of 43,569, representing 96% capacity. The 12 November match also caused access difficulties and crowd surges, for which the federation apologised, according to Seneweb.
Arokodare named man of the match against TanzaniaTolu Arokodare, a striker on loan from Wolverhampton to Ajax Amsterdam, was named man of the match in Nigeria’s 3-1 win over Tanzania on Friday evening in Uyo, in qualifying for AFCON 2027. Coming on at half-time, he scored twice, reviving the Super Eagles' qualifying hopes.The week in Africa
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