Senegal and the IOC agree to postpone the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2022 to 2026

Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022 to 2026.

 

President Macky Sall’s proposal was welcomed by IOC President Thomas BACH following in-depth discussions on the subject. This postponement meets the requirement of responsibility and the concern for efficiency imposed by current circumstances.

 

The postponement of Dakar 2022 allows the IOC the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the International Federations (IFs) to better plan their activities which have been strongly affected by the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 by the subsequent postponements of major international sports events and by the operational and financial consequences of the global health crisis.

 

The IOC and Senegal understand that this news will be disappointing for many young athletes. Both parties can only appeal to their understanding. This agreement results from the large scale of the operational challenges which the IOC the NOCs and the IFs are facing following the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. With this in mind the IOC will continue to offer all IFs and NOC Continental Associations the full content of the educational programmes of the Youth Olympic Games. This will allow for the objectives of this very important and much-appreciated component of the YOG to be maintained through the many events organised between now and 2026 in particular during the Continental Youth Games.

 

“This amicable agreement illustrates the mutual trust between Senegal and the IOC. I would like to express my sincere thanks to President Macky Sall a great friend and supporter of the Olympic Movement for this exceptional relationship of trust and quality. For all these reasons I am sure that together we will organise fantastic Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 for Senegal the entire African continent and all the young athletes of the world ” said IOC President Thomas Bach.

 

The agreement was approved by the IOC Executive Board and will be submitted to the IOC Session for ratification this Friday 17 July 2020.

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