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  "id": 17577938,
  "title": "Youth Olympic Games kick off in Dakar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/youth-olympic-games-kick-off-in-dakar",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T09:49:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/youth-olympic-games-kick-off-in-dakar"
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  "summary": "The 2026 Youth Olympic Games have officially kicked off in Senegal. Crowds gathered for Saturday's opening ceremony, featuring hundreds of drummers and dancers celebrating Senegalese and wider African culture, in keeping with the Games' motto: “Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates”. It is the first-ever Olympic sporting event to be held on the African continent, but comes as Senegal faces an…",
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        "title": "Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa’s first ever Olympics",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
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        "published": "2026-10-31T06:50:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "IOC chief hails 'time for Africa' as Youth Olympic Games kick off in Senegal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ioc-chief-hails-time-for-africa-as-youth-olympic-games-kick-off-in",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Dakar Youth Olympics: Who gets to hold the flame?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/dakar-youth-olympics-who-gets-to-hold-the-flame",
        "published": "2026-10-31T17:17:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/senegal-kicks-off-youth-games-africas-first-ever-olympics",
        "published": "2026-11-01T02:44:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Senegal Makes History As 2026 Youth Olympics Become First Olympic Event In Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/senegal-makes-history-as-2026-youth-olympics-become-first-olympic",
        "published": "2026-11-01T09:59:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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