Gretelle Jiménez

The National Coordination Committee for Youth Olympic Games Security conducted a full-scale simulation in the capital this week, mobilising police, gendarmerie, army, firefighters, medical units, and civil administrations. The exercise, held at the Azalaï Hotel in Dakar, was chaired by the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé. "The Youth Olympic Games open in exactly three weeks in Dakar. Senegal will host them, as the saying goes, and Africa will celebrate.

The Asian nation faces six rivals in the race to host the Summer Games, but is pitching its candidacy as more than a sporting project, promising to transform infrastructure and inspire a new generation of athletes. The International Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday that the contenders in the crowded race to host the Games in a decade include Germany, Qatar, Hungary, Türkiye, South Africa ‌and South Korea.

The Senate’s recent ‘Protect College Sports Act’ cleared a major hurdle for legislation that would overhaul how student-athletes transfer schools, earn NIL money and retain eligibility—while imposing new protections on women's and Olympic sports. University sports are a multibillion-dollar industry for the North American nation and a major pipeline for its Olympic team.