InPics | 2026 Youth Olympic Games opens in Dakar-Xinhua
InPics | 2026 Youth Olympic Games opens in Dakar
Source: Xinhua
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2026-11-01 14:42:15
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
DAKAR, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) opened on Oct. 31, 2026, marking the first time an Olympic event has been held on African soil. The opening ceremony took place at the 55,000-seat Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio, a new city located 30 km from Senegal's capital of Dakar.
Kirsty Coventry (C), president of International Olympic Committee (IOC), attends the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Kirsty Coventry, president of International Olympic Committee (IOC), speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)The delegation of Senegal parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)Flagbearers of Refugee Olympic Team parade into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)The delegation of Senegal parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)The torchbearers hold the torches during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)The torchbearers light the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye declares the Games open during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Representatives of athletes, coachs and judges take the oath during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)National flag of Senegal is seen during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)The delegation of China parades into the stadium the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)■
