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Dakar 2026: OMEGA marks one-year-to-go milestone with countdown ceremony
On Friday, 31 October, Dakar’s historic railway station became the symbolic starting point on the road to the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. At exactly 6:30 p.m., the official countdown clock came to life, marking 365 days until Africa hosts an Olympic event for the very first time.
Picture by OMEGA
By Céline Penicaud
01 November 2025 06:21 GMT+92 min read
Dakar’s railway station place was buzzing with excitement on Friday evening, as several hundred spectators gathered to witness a symbolic moment — the official launch of the countdown to the Dakar 2026 YOG.
At precisely 6:30 p.m. (Dakar time), the clock’s display froze at 365 days, 00 hours, 00 minutes, and 00 seconds, signaling the beginning of the final stretch toward a historic milestone for Senegal and for Africa.
Among the crowd, several key figures took part in the inaugural ceremony: Kirsty Coventry, IOC President; Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, President of the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee; Raynald Aeschlimann, CEO of OMEGA, the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games; and Ibrahima Wade, General Coordinator of Dakar 2026. Together, they cut the inaugural ribbon, sparking cheers from the audience gathered in front of the station.
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On Friday, 31 October, Dakar’s historic railway station became the symbolic starting point on the road to the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. At exactly 6:30 p.m., the official countdown clock came to life, marking 365 days until Africa hosts an Olympic event for the very first time.
Picture by OMEGA
By Céline Penicaud
01 November 2025 06:21 GMT+92 min read
Dakar’s railway station place was buzzing with excitement on Friday evening, as several hundred spectators gathered to witness a symbolic moment — the official launch of the countdown to the Dakar 2026 YOG.
At precisely 6:30 p.m. (Dakar time), the clock’s display froze at 365 days, 00 hours, 00 minutes, and 00 seconds, signaling the beginning of the final stretch toward a historic milestone for Senegal and for Africa.
Among the crowd, several key figures took part in the inaugural ceremony: Kirsty Coventry, IOC President; Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye, President of the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee; Raynald Aeschlimann, CEO of OMEGA, the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games; and Ibrahima Wade, General Coordinator of Dakar 2026. Together, they cut the inaugural ribbon, sparking cheers from the audience gathered in front of the station.
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