Dates for Dakar 2026 approved by IOC Executive Board

The dates for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026 have been decided today. The first Olympic event to be held on the African continent will officially start on 31 October 2026, with an Opening Ceremony on the first day of competition, and will last until 13 November.

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Following the decision to postpone the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar from 2022 to 2026, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (YOGOC) and all concerned stakeholders evaluated the potential Games dates.

The 14-day YOG period was proposed to the IOC EB following an extensive assessment factoring in school and university times to best suit the athletes’ school curriculum, meteorological conditions and other international sports events and celebrations. Dakar 2026 will coincide with Africa Youth Day (1 November), which is an important celebration in Senegal allowing school pupils more time to participate in and contribute to the YOG.

Further work and analysis of the YOG schedule will be done in relation to the capacity of the YOG Villages and the Athlete Education Programme. Work on optimising the sports programme is also underway, for which consultations have been taking place with the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the International Sports Federations (IFs).

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Internship Opportunity for eqUIP Team 15

The Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association (Rwanda CGA) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Sports Foundation (CSF) through the Commonwealth Sport (CGF) is offering a 12-month placement opportunity and the internship will take place at the Rwanda CGA offices in Kigali city.

The placement will appeal to candidates with a strong background in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

This internship is part of the eqUIP program which is an initiative of the  Commonwealth Sport Foundation (CSF) that runs in partnership with various universities in the 6 continental regions of the Commonwealth.

To apply, please send your CV, bachelor’s degree and motivation letter to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] (mandatory) and applications will close at 05:00pm on 09th December 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more details about this opportunity, click here.

Note: the subject of the application email must be eqUIP Team 15 Application.