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The Olympic Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS was handed over today at Athensâ€⠢ historic Panathenaic Stadium, in a ceremony symbolising the passage of the Olympic spirit from Greece to Senegal. The Flame was handed over by Isidoros Kouvelos, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, to Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, President of the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee, in the presence of Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee.....The Flame will now begin its journey to Senegal, where Dakar will host the Youth Olympic Games from 31 October to 13 November 2026 â€? the first Olympic event to be held on African soil. The Olympic Flame For Dakar 2026 Handed Over At The Panathenaic Stadium - ZUMAv62_ 0866490179st

The Olympic Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS was handed over today at Athensâ€⠢ historic Panathenaic Stadium, in a ceremony symbolising the passage of the Olympic spirit from Greece to Senegal. The Flame was handed over by Isidoros Kouvelos, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, to Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, President of the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee, in the presence of Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee.....The Flame will now begin its journey to Senegal, where Dakar will host the Youth Olympic Games from 31 October to 13 November 2026 â€? the first Olympic event to be held on African soil. The Olympic Flame For Dakar 2026 Handed Over At The Panathenaic Stadium - ZUMAv62_ 0866490179st

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September 10, 2026, Athens, Greece: The Olympic Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS was handed over today at Athensâ€⠢ historic Panathenaic Stadium, in a ceremony symbolising the passage of the Olympic spirit from Greece to Senegal. The Flame was handed over by Isidoros Kouvelos, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, to Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, President of the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee, in the presence of Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee.....The Flame will now begin its journey to Senegal, where Dakar will host the Youth Olympic Games from 31 October to 13 November 2026 â€? the first Olympic event to be held on African soil. The Olympic Flame For Dakar 2026 Handed Over At The Panathenaic Stadium - ZUMAv62_ 0866490179st

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