China provides assistance to Senegal in hosting 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games

DAKAR, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China has provided assistance to Senegal in hosting the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event to be held on the African continent.

The Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee has donated more than 13,000 items to the Dakar Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. In addition, China has invited 96 Senegalese athletes across 12 disciplines to train in China.