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Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics: Breaking girls pre-selection confirmed

The International Olympic Committee has announced the pre-selection for the girls breaking event at Dakar 2026.

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Breaking has been pre-selected for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. The girls event is part of the programme for the fourth Summer Youth Olympics in Senegal.

Key takeaways

  • Breaking is included in the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games programme
  • The girls breaking event has been pre-selected
  • Dakar 2026 runs from 31 October to 13 November 2026
  • This is the first Youth Olympic Games held in Africa

The International Olympic Committee has included breaking in the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games programme, with a girls event pre-selected for the competition. The fourth Summer Youth Olympics will take place in Dakar, Senegal, from 31 October to 13 November 2026, according to the IOC. This marks the first IOC event to be held in Africa.

The Youth Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 15 to 18 years old.

Organized by the International Olympic Committee, the Games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format, though in reverse order with the Winter Olympic Games held in leap years instead of the Games of the Olympiad.

The first summer version was held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010 while the first winter version was held in Austria from 13 to 22 January 2012.

Dakar 2026 will be the fourth Summer Youth Olympics and the first Youth Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Kirsty Coventry. The inclusion gives teenage breakers a pathway to the senior Olympic Games.

The girls event will feature competitors from across the world, though specific athletes and qualification details have not yet been released by the IOC.

Germany is scheduled to compete at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal from October 31 to November 13, 2026. This will mark Germany's fourth appearance at the Youth Olympics, after making its debut in 2010.

The next step is for the IOC and the Dakar 2026 organising committee to confirm the competition schedule and qualification system. National Olympic committees will then select their athletes for the girls breaking event ahead of the Games in October and November 2026.

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