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Dakar and its suburbs are hosting the first Youth Olympic Games on the African continent: around 2,700 athletes aged 15–17 from various countries, 25 sports and 153 events. The Games are being held for the first time with full gender parity and with a refugee team, but are accompanied by criticism over LGBT laws and questions about their cost.
Otabek YusupovUkrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga condemned the International Weightlifting Federation's decision to award Moscow the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships and called on the IWF, IOC, and the sports community to work toward its cancellation. Moscow last hosted this tournament in 1983.
Otabek YusupovStarting October 31, Senegal will host the Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event on the African continent. Approximately 2,700 athletes aged 17 and under will compete in 25 sports across eight venues in three locations. The Games take place against the backdrop of Senegal's economic crisis and mark the return of Russian athletes to the Olympic arena under their own flag. From October 31, the Youth Olympic Games will be held in Senegal — the first Olympic Games on the African continent. About 2,700 athletes under the age of 17 will compete in 25 sports at eight venues in three locations. The Games will take place against the backdrop of an economic crisis in Senegal and will mark the return of Russian athletes to the Olympic arena under their own flag.
Otabek YusupovThe International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has announced that the 2030 World Championships will be held in Moscow, while the 2029 tournament will take place in Ahmedabad, India. This is the first global championship in an Olympic sport entrusted to a Russian city after 2022.
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