In 100 days, Senegal will do something no African nation has ever done: host an Olympic event.
The Youth Olympic Games open in Dakar on 31 October. Africa has produced Olympic legends for decades, but has never hosted the Games themselves, until now.
"It is monumental," said Christophe Dubi, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official. He called it the continent's first true Olympic moment, one the whole of Africa can share.
Dakar won the bid back in 2018. The Games were meant to happen in 2022, but Covid-19 pushed them back, giving organisers extra time to prepare.
Events will be spread across Dakar and two nearby towns, Diamniadio and Saly.
