The next Youth Olympic Games (YOG), a sporting event for athletes aged 15 to 18, will take place in 2026 rather than 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Senegal have announced. The 2022 Youth Olympic Games to be postponed to 2026 - IOC - The Peninsula Qatar News IOC postpones Dakar Youth Olympics by 4 years to 2026 July 16, 2020 (Mainichi Japan) The International Olympic Committee's new headquarters, the Olympic House, is … Dakar Youth Olympic Games, Set To Be Africa’s First Olympic Event, Postponed To 2026 Print By Chrös McDougall | July 15, 2020, 2 p.m. (ET) Due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022 Youth Olympic Games will be postponed to 2026. For all these reasons, I am sure that, together, we will organise fantastic Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 for Senegal, the entire African continent and all the young athletes of the world," said IOC President Thomas Bach. "I would like to reiterate that the IOC has my full support for the organisation of the Youth Olympic Games, postponed to 2026. The 2022 Youth Olympic Games, due to be held in Senegal, are set to be postponed for four years. The International Olympic Committee has postponed the next Youth Olympic Games, which were slated to run in Senegal’s capital of Dakar in 2022.. A news release issued by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said the postponement of the Games until 2026 would help sports organisations better recover from the delays to other major events, including Tokyo 2020, … The 2026 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games (French: Les IV ème Jeux Olympiques de la jeunesse d'été), and commonly known as Dakar 2026 will be the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympics, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Gli Youth Olympic Games (Giochi olimpici giovanili) del 2022 che si svolgeranno a Dakar, sono stati rinviati al 2026. 2022 Dakar Youth Olympic Games Postponed Until 2026 Eddie Hall Predicts 2020 World’s Strongest Man Top 4 in Q&A Rob Kearney Shares Dumbbell Clean and Press Tips for Efficiency The news will come as a rude shock to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) which had plans to bid for the 2026 Youth Games, with Mumbai being touted as the host city. PARIS: The 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games, scheduled to take place in Dakar, Senegal, from October 22 to November 9, has been postponed to 2026, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday. “President Macky Sall’s proposal … Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022 to 2026. The announcement said, “President Macky Sall’s proposal was … L’annuncio è stato fatto dal presidente del CIO Thomas Bach .