Frequently Asked Questions

Youth Olympic Games

Where and when will the next Youth Olympic Games (YOG) take place?

The fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games will take place in Dakar, Senegal in 2026. The IOC members took this decision unanimously by a show of hands at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires in October 2018. In a decision approved during the 136th Session of the IOC on 17 July 2020, Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) mutually agreed to postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar from 2022 to 2026 because of the COVID-19.

Learn more:

IOC News, 08.10.2018: “It’s time for Africa – See you in Senegal”

The "Dakar 2026" section on olympics.com

IOC News, 09.07.2020: "Senegal and the IOC agree to postpone the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2022 to 2026"

Factsheet: The Youth Olympic Games