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# Dakar Olympics

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- [Dakar puts culture at the heart of Africa's first Olympic Games](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/dakar-puts-culture-at-the-heart-of-africas-first-olympic-games.md) — Dakar will host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games (31 October–13 November), the first Olympic event ever to be awarded to the African continent. Building on its reputation as one of Africa's leading cultural centres, the City wanted the Games to be more than a sporting event — an opportunity to weave artistic, educational and sporting life together and to leave a lasting cultural legacy for residents, particularly young people.