Kenya don officially launch dia campaign for di 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games on Thursday, dem dey send 53 athletes across 13 sporting disciplines to di first edition of di competition wey dem go hold for African soil. Di team go be di second-largest delegation afta hosts Senegal, wey don name 139 athletes.
Chef de Mission Angela Luchivya say preparations don enter final phase. Athletes go gather for residential training camp for Mombasa on Monday before dem travel go Senegal for di Games, wey go run from 31 October to 13 November and feature around 2,700 athletes wey dey 17 years and below from 206 National Olympic Committees.
Plenti squads don complete international training stints, including di 3x3 basketball team, wey train for Senegal from 6 to 9 October. Rugby sevens dey Tunisia, baseball5 recently return from Botswana, and beach wrestling dey set to train for Mauritius.
Kenya go compete for athletics, rugby sevens, baseball5, basketball 3x3, swimming, road cycling, boxing, fencing, judo, wushu, beach handball, beach wrestling and triathlon. Women take 42 of di 53 athletes. Officials don also arrange medical support, mental health assistance, familiar food through di Kenyan Embassy for Senegal, and special examinations for athletes wey go miss school tests.
