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Morocco’s Sports Minister Represents His Majesty the King at Opening Ceremony of Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026

najat hayani 2 November 2026 10:01 am
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Dakar – Minister of Youth, Culture, and Sports Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI on Saturday in Dakar at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games (Dakar 2026 YOG).

Mehdi Bensaid was accompanied at the ceremony by His Majesty the King’s Ambassador to Senegal Hassan Naciri.

Morocco is participating in the Dakar 2026 YOG with a delegation of 39 athletes competing in 17 sports.

The first Olympic event held on the African continent, the fourth edition of the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games is bringing together, until November 13, some 2,700 young athletes from approximately 153 countries, competing in 25 sports.

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