Burkinabe swimmers Stephanie Guigma (C) and Irfan Alexandre Bamba (CL) carry their national flag during the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio on October 31, 2026. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking an historic moment for the continent. Signs proclaiming "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" are omnipresent across Dakar, which is hosting nearly 2,700 young competitors aged 14 to 17 from around the world. The event will see the return of Russian athletes to the Olympics and also includes a refugee team. Overall, the young athletes will compete across 25 sports and 153 medal events. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 31: Players of FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves stand for a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the train crash in Madrid this week before the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Spotify Camp Nou on October 31, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 31: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal with teammate Brian Farinas during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Spotify Camp Nou on October 31, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 31: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Spotify Camp Nou on October 31, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 31: Raphinha of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Spotify Camp Nou on October 31, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 31: Raphinha of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammate Karim Adeyemi during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Spotify Camp Nou on October 31, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - The Olympic cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio on October 31, 2026. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking an historic moment for the continent. Signs proclaiming "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" are omnipresent across Dakar, which is hosting nearly 2,700 young competitors aged 14 to 17 from around the world. The event will see the return of Russian athletes to the Olympics and also includes a refugee team. Overall, the young athletes will compete across 25 sports and 153 medal events. (Photo by Patrick MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Senegalese athletes carry their national flag during the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio on October 31, 2026. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking an historic moment for the continent. Signs proclaiming "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" are omnipresent across Dakar, which is hosting nearly 2,700 young competitors aged 14 to 17 from around the world. The event will see the return of Russian athletes to the Olympics and also includes a refugee team. Overall, the young athletes will compete across 25 sports and 153 medal events. (Photo by Patrick MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)