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150 days to go until the start of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games!

June 3rd, 2026

This autumn, Senegal will host the first Olympic event in African history — the 4th Youth Olympic Games.

Ukraine has 38 places across 14 sports.

Team line-up: 11 boys and 27 girls.

Where the Ukrainians will compete:

  • Futsal (10)
  • Beach wrestling (5)
  • 3x3 basketball (4), athletics (4)
  • Boxing (2), cycling (2), swimming (2), coastal rowing (2), artistic gymnastics (2)
  • Badminton (1), breaking (1), judo (1), wushu (1), fencing (1)

The final list of athletes travelling to Senegal will be approved by the Executive Committee of the NOC of Ukraine closer to the start of the competition.

We wish our young athletes every success in their preparations!

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