The Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 are already creating opportunities across Africa
Dakar 2026's Olympic values-based education programmes seek to reach up to 900,000 young people across 11,000 schools in Senegal.
IOC-backed initiatives have reached more than 2.9 million people across Africa, including over 640,000 young people participating regularly in sport-based programmes.
"This is what legacy means to me. Not only buildings, but people. Skills. Experience. Opportunities. And a new generation ready to take African sport forward," says IOC President Kirsty Coventry.