2026 Youth Olympic Games concludes in Dakar

DAKAR: The fourth Youth Olympic Games, hosted in Dakar from Oct. 31, concluded on Friday evening in the Senegalese capital.

In the presence of Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, vice president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and head of the Saudi delegation, the Kingdom’s completed its participation with Ali Al-Fuzai and Ghram Kaabi carrying the Saudi flag at the closing ceremony, held in the Olympic Village square.

The Saudi team concluded its participation in the tournament with a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle race by swimmer Rami Al-Rahmouni, who finished with a time of 3:47.86 minutes. The Saudi team’s participation in the tournament included 14 male and female players in nine sports.