Full interview with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye published this Wednesday

Ten days before the opening of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye gave an interview to the newspaper Le Soleil. He recalled watching the 1992 Barcelona Games at age 12 on a black-and-white television in Ndiaganiao, where he first saw Carl Lewis and Mike Powell compete. Faye described the Games as a duty of state and outlined a strategy to secure Africa a place in sport, build a sports industry and amplify the continent’s voice. He is scheduled to declare the Games open at Diamniadio Stadium on October 31 and hopes their legacy will inspire young Senegalese women for decades to come.