Refugee team competes at the Youth Olympics in Senegal for the first time

Summary

A refugee team is competing at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, the first time a refugee team has taken part in the event. Africanews reports that the athletes come from camps in Kenya and Uganda. France 24 reports that medals are already being won at Dakar 2026 and that members of the first Refugee Youth Olympic Team, who fled conflict and now live in Uganda and Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, are showing that the Games are about much more than sport.

Timeline

1. Africanews

   6 Nov 2026, 06:24 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports that refugee athletes from camps in Kenya and Uganda are competing at the Youth Olympics in Senegal, the first time a refugee team has taken part in the event.

2. France 24

   6 Nov 2026, 10:08 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that medals are already being won at Dakar 2026 and that members of the first Refugee Youth Olympic Team, who fled conflict and now live in Uganda and Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, are showing that the Games are about much more than sport.