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Zeenat Hansrod

FOUND: Senegal sets dynamic pace to prepare for youth olympics in dakar 2026 - You Need To See This

Over 3,000 jubilant fans celebrated Senegal's musician Youssou N'Dour and his Super Etoile de Dakar band at the Africa Station during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. © FMM/Pierre René-Worms

Senegal is just one of many countries represented at the Africa Station, a hub for athletes and fans during the Paris Olympics, situated on L'île Saint-Denis, north of Paris. With ambassadors like beloved Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour, who held a special concert, the country showed its readiness to host the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in 2026.

Youssou N’Dour said it was a privilege to play at the Africa Station in Paris, “the current capital of the world for sports and fun”.

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