Tunisia is taking part in the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, running from 31 October to 13 November 2026, with 42 athletes competing across 16 disciplines. The Tunisian National Olympic Committee has announced a delegation of 66 members in total.
When and where will Tunisia be competing?
With forty-two athletes competing across sixteen disciplines, within a delegation that now numbers sixty-six members, an entire generation of young Tunisians is preparing to fly the flag in Dakar for the Youth Olympic Games.
The appointment is set for Dakar, where the Youth Olympic Games will be held from 31 October to 13 November 2026. It is within this two-week window that the Tunisian delegation will fly the flag on African soil.
The Tunisian National Olympic Committee (CNOT) has announced a delegation of 66 members, including 42 athletes, both girls and boys.
How many athletes, and in which disciplines?
The CNOT has confirmed it: Tunisia will be present at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, from 31 October to 13 November 2026, with a delegation of 66 members. Among them, 42 athletes, girls and boys, will carry the country's colours.
These young athletes will compete across 16 disciplines.
Where does this announcement come from?
This announcement comes from La Presse de Tunisie, which published it first, before it spread more widely across the local press.
We are relaying this source here exactly as it was released, but we do not yet have any further verified details of our own. Should official clarifications come to enrich this initial report, we will include them in a future update to this article.
With forty-two athletes competing across sixteen disciplines, within a delegation that now numbers sixty-six members, an entire generation of young Tunisians is preparing to fly the flag in Dakar. Mark your calendars: 31 October to 13 November.
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