4th Summer Youth Olympic Games

BUENOS AIRES: The fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games 2022 (YOG) will be held in Dakar, Senegal. The decision was unanimously taken Monday by a show of hands from the full International Olympic Committee during the IOC session here. 

This is the first time the Youth Olympic Games will be organised in Africa.

Four African countries were in the running and the Evaluation Commission and the executive board determined that Dakar presented the best value proposition and the greatest opportunities at this moment in time.

Sep 08, 2018 12:09
LAUSANNE: The IOC executive board (EB) thursday made the decision to propose Senegal as host for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2022.