---
title: "Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Africa; first-ever Olympic sporting event in Africa"
sdDatePublished: "2026-07-30T13:48:00Z"
source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/dakar-2026/news/immersion-at-the-heart-of-beach-volleyball"
topics:
  - name: "volleyball"
    identifier: "medtop:20001089"
  - name: "Olympic Games"
    identifier: "medtop:20001177"
locations:
  - "Senegal"
  - "Dakar"
---


Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Africa; first-ever Olympic sporting event in Africa

[IMMERSION] At the heart of beach volleyball

[IMMERSION] At the heart of beach volleyball

Scheduled to begin on 31 October 2026, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will be the first-ever Olympic sporting event held in Africa. Among the sports featured in the official competition programme is beach volleyball.

Behind the festive atmosphere, sunshine and warm sand, beach volleyball is an intense sport where teamwork and chemistry are essential to success. Step into the world of the athletes who have made Senegal’s beaches their training ground as they prepare for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

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