The competition schedule, day by day

The Dakar Youth Olympic Games run from 31 October to 13 November 2026, but competition actually starts the day before the opening ceremony: Baseball5 gets under way on Friday 30 October.

Twenty-five sports share fifteen days of competition across the three host cities — Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly. The first medals are awarded on 1 November, in swimming and judo. The busiest day is Tuesday 3 November, when seven sports award titles.

This schedule follows the organising committee’s official grid. Exact session times, venues and ticketing are published by the organiser: check dakar2026.com before travelling, as competition schedules can change late in the day.

Day by day

Friday 30 October

Also competing : Baseball5.

Saturday 31 October

Opening ceremony

Also competing : Rowing coastal beach sprints, Baseball5, Beach volleyball, Table tennis.

Sunday 1 November

2 sports award medals : Judo, Swimming.

Also competing : Rowing coastal beach sprints, Badminton, Baseball5, Beach volleyball, Futsal, Rugby sevens, Table tennis, Wushu taolu.

Monday 2 November

4 sports award medals : Rowing coastal beach sprints, Judo, Swimming, Rugby sevens.

Also competing : Badminton, Baseball5, Beach volleyball, Futsal, Table tennis, Wushu taolu.

Tuesday 3 November

7 sports award medals : Rowing coastal beach sprints, Baseball5, Judo, Swimming, Rugby sevens, Table tennis, Wushu taolu.

Also competing : Badminton, Beach volleyball, Equestrian, Futsal.

Wednesday 4 November

3 sports award medals : Beach volleyball, Swimming, Skateboarding.

Also competing : Badminton, Futsal, Table tennis.

Thursday 5 November

5 sports award medals : Badminton, Swimming, Skateboarding, Table tennis, Triathlon.

Also competing : Equestrian, Futsal.

Friday 6 November

3 sports award medals : Equestrian, Swimming, Triathlon.

Also competing : 3×3 basketball, Archery.

Saturday 7 November

Medals : Beach wrestling.

Also competing : 3×3 basketball, Boxing, Futsal, Artistic gymnastics, Archery.

Sunday 8 November

6 sports award medals : Athletics, Cycling road, Fencing, Beach wrestling, Taekwondo, Archery.

Also competing : 3×3 basketball, Boxing, Futsal, Artistic gymnastics, Sailing.

Monday 9 November

6 sports award medals : Athletics, 3×3 basketball, Fencing, Artistic gymnastics, Taekwondo, Archery.

Also competing : Beach handball, Boxing, Futsal, Sailing.

Tuesday 10 November

6 sports award medals : Athletics, Cycling road, Fencing, Artistic gymnastics, Taekwondo, Archery.

Also competing : Beach handball, Boxing, Sailing.

Wednesday 11 November

4 sports award medals : Fencing, Futsal, Artistic gymnastics, Taekwondo.

Also competing : Beach handball, Boxing, Sailing.

Thursday 12 November

5 sports award medals : Boxing, Fencing, Futsal, Taekwondo, Sailing.

Also competing : Beach handball, Breaking.

Friday 13 November

Closing ceremony

3 sports award medals : Beach handball, Breaking, Fencing.

When is my sport on?

The same schedule, by sport.

• 3×3 basketball — 6 Nov. → 9 Nov. (medals 9 Nov.)
• Archery — 6 Nov. → 10 Nov. (medals 8 Nov., 9 Nov., 10 Nov.)
• Artistic gymnastics — 7 Nov. → 11 Nov. (medals 9 Nov., 10 Nov., 11 Nov.)
• Athletics — 8 Nov. → 10 Nov. (medals 8 Nov., 9 Nov., 10 Nov.)
• Badminton — 1 Nov. → 5 Nov. (medals 5 Nov.)
• Baseball5 — 30 Oct. → 3 Nov. (medals 3 Nov.)
• Beach handball — 9 Nov. → 13 Nov. (medals 13 Nov.)
• Beach volleyball — 31 Oct. → 4 Nov. (medals 4 Nov.)
• Beach wrestling — 7 Nov. → 8 Nov. (medals 7 Nov., 8 Nov.)
• Boxing — 7 Nov. → 12 Nov. (medals 12 Nov.)
• Breaking — 12 Nov. → 13 Nov. (medals 13 Nov.)
• Cycling road — 8 Nov. → 10 Nov. (medals 8 Nov., 10 Nov.)
• Equestrian — 3 Nov. → 6 Nov. (medals 6 Nov.)
• Fencing — 8 Nov. → 13 Nov. (medals 8 Nov., 9 Nov., 10 Nov., 11 Nov., 12 Nov., 13 Nov.)
• Futsal — 1 Nov. → 12 Nov. (medals 11 Nov., 12 Nov.)
• Judo — 1 Nov. → 3 Nov. (medals 1 Nov., 2 Nov., 3 Nov.)
• Rowing coastal beach sprints — 31 Oct. → 3 Nov. (medals 2 Nov., 3 Nov.)
• Rugby sevens — 1 Nov. → 3 Nov. (medals 2 Nov., 3 Nov.)
• Sailing — 8 Nov. → 12 Nov. (medals 12 Nov.)
• Skateboarding — 4 Nov. → 5 Nov. (medals 4 Nov., 5 Nov.)
• Swimming — 1 Nov. → 6 Nov. (medals 1 Nov., 2 Nov., 3 Nov., 4 Nov., 5 Nov., 6 Nov.)
• Table tennis — 31 Oct. → 5 Nov. (medals 3 Nov., 5 Nov.)
• Taekwondo — 8 Nov. → 12 Nov. (medals 8 Nov., 9 Nov., 10 Nov., 11 Nov., 12 Nov.)
• Triathlon — 5 Nov. → 6 Nov. (medals 5 Nov., 6 Nov.)
• Wushu taolu — 1 Nov. → 3 Nov. (medals 3 Nov.)

Source: official competition schedule of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games organising committee. Session times are not part of that grid.

Planning your trip

Where to stay, how to travel between Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly, where to eat, where to change money: the rest of the guide covers all of it.

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