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YOG Dakar 2026
Turikumwe: Twenty Years for a Dream

In the early 2000s, I began travelling regularly to Burundi as part of a development project centred ...

YOG Dakar 2026
Brazil and Lithuania Strike Gold on Day 3 in Dakar

The final day of judo at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games brought two more champions, thrilling finishes ...

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Dakar 2026, One Team, One Goal

Behind every contest at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games lies a collective effort that spectators rarely ...

YOG Dakar 2026
Clarisse Agbegnenou: The Strength to Win, the Freedom to Be Human

The question came from a young Senegalese athlete; facing Clarisse Agbegnenou, she wanted to understand ...

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Dakar 2026: Three More Champions, Another Day to Remember!

Three more champions have emerged from an exciting second day of judo at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic ...

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Three New Champions and a Presidential Visit Light Up Dakar

Three new Youth Olympic champions were crowned on the second day of judo at Dakar 2026, as Fatima Supygaliyeva ...

YOG Dakar 2026
From Kakuma to Dakar, Arno Finds His Place

Botay Arno Yafunga came to Dakar dreaming of gold.

YOG Dakar 2026
A Country on Their Backs, a Continent in Their Hearts

There are days when competing at home means something greater than the distance between an athlete’s ...

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Dakar 2026: First Golds, Historic Bronze!

The first judo medals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games have been decided! Ibrahim Talibov (AZE), ...

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Dakar’s First Judo Podia Bring Joy and an Historic Medal for Senegal

The first day of judo at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games delivered everything the occasion deserved: ...

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The Olympic Family Comes Together Around Judo in Dakar

The Youth Olympic Games is bringing the international sporting family together, united by a commitment ...

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A Champion’s Smile, a New Generation’s Moment

Who better to launch the judo competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games than Clarisse Agbegnenou? ...