Senegal is eager to make the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) a "catalyst" in encouraging young people to engage in sport, the President of the Senegal Judo Federation has said.

Organisers of the Argentine Sports Schools (EDAS) programme have held a handball seminar as part of a project with a focus on the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

Organisers of next month's African Taekwondo Championships have earmarked the event as an important learning opportunity ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has welcomed a call for the introduction of a Refugee Team at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.

The International Wushu Federation (IWUF) is to release a technical video series for athletes, coaches and judges dedicated to one of its disciplines, taijishan, ahead of its debut at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

Dakar 2026 has promoted the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) edition plan as the key document to guide preparations for the multi-sport event.

The Senegalese Federation of Canoe, Kayak and Rowing (FSCK) has received high-end equipment to gear up for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

Newly elected World Sailing vice-president Philip Baum has targeted the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar as an important opportunity to promote the sport in Africa.

Federations in the United Arab Emirates have been urged to begin preparing for the re-arranged Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in 2026.

The Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSS) has signed a funding agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) and the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance (INSEP) to help preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

The postponement of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar to 2026 gives organisers a "unique opportunity to further optimise their delivery plans", International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chair Kirsty Coventry has claimed.

International Equestrian Federation President Ingmar De Vos has requested an alternative event be held in place of the postponed Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.

The 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar have been pushed back by four years to 2026, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has submitted its proposed qualification system for the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.