Countdown begins as Dakar prepares to host Africa's first Olympic event
DAKAR, SENEGAL - OCTOBER 19: Installations and decorations promoting the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games are displayed across Dakar, Senegal, on October 19, 2026. As the city prepares to host the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, streets, squares, major intersections and historic landmarks have been adorned with promotional banners, giant billboards and statues of Ayo, the event's official young lion mascot. The decorations are attracting attention from residents and visitors as excitement builds ahead of the first Olympic event to be held on the African continent. Fatma Esma Arslan Özdel; Selime Aybüke Kahraman Çoruh; Anadolu Ajansı
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