Kirsty Coventry, chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, has hailed the planning for the imminent Dakar en Jeux festival.

Sixteen aspiring journalists from six African countries are involved in a young reporters programme developed for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

Dakar 2026 Coordination Commission chair Kirsty Coventry has claimed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is "very excited by the strides made" in preparations for the next Youth Olympic Games, despite reports of a delay to construction work.

Senegal's taekwondo athlete Balla Dièye has been appointed as the sports director of the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

A mural featuring some of Africa's leading sportsmen and women to celebrate Dakar hosting the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games is proving to be a popular attraction nearly six months after it was unveiled.

Innovations are being promised by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has discussed the possibility of hosting the 2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Senegal with the country's National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Mamadou Ndiaye.

A group of 130 young athletes in Rwanda have begun their preparations to compete at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, having been selected from a pool of 372 people.

The Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) has been a success in Senegal and India, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved dates of October 31 to November 13 for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on the first day of its meeting here.

More than 1,500 athletes participated in 26 sports initiations and demonstrations at the eight-day Dakar en Jeux festival, marking a key step in preparations for the Youth Olympic Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has visited Senegal prior to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games to take part in environmental programmes, training sessions, and see a local festival.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has agreed not to hold Coordination Commission meetings in Dakar in a bid to cut down travel and go online to prepare for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games - but its President Thomas Bach is due to visit the Senegalese capital later this month.

Dakar 2026 Coordination Commission chair Kirsty Coventry has claimed the four-year delay of the Summer Youth Olympics has been a "huge benefit" for the organisers as she backed them to deliver an "extraordinary" Games.

Air quality at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games is to be tracked with the installation of a sensor at the Diamniadio Stadium in Senegal, the main venue for the competition.