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The Youth Olympic Flame has come to life! ✨

As the #Dakar2026 Olympic Flame begins its journey to Senegal, here's the Flame Lighting Ceremony in pictures. 📸

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Following the traditional ceremony, the Youth Olympic Flame will now travel to and across Senegal, bringing the spirit of the Youth Olympic Games to communities across the country.

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A spark. A movement. A generation.

The Youth Olympic Flame is about to arrive in Africa - and Africa isn't just welcoming it... It's shaping it. 🔥🌍

#Dakar2026 #PassTheEnergy

The Youth Olympic Flame is officially handed over to the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee. Next stop: Senegal! The first time a Youth Olympic Flame has travelled to the African continent. The countdown to Dakar 2026 is on! 🇸🇳 #Dakar2026

The Youth Olympic Flame begins its journey, passed hand to hand by athletes from Senegal and Greece around the Panathenaic Stadium before lighting the cauldron. #Dakar2026

THE FLAME IS LIT. 🔥 Using only the sun's rays and a parabolic mirror, exactly as it was done in ancient Olympia, the Youth Olympic Flame for Dakar 2026 has been born. 🔥 #Dakar2026

The ancient ritual begins: the High Priestess and her Priestesses enter the Stadium for the sacred Lighting Ceremony, a tradition that has opened every Olympic Torch Relay for 90 years. #Dakar2026

The Olympic Anthem resounds as the Olympic Flag is raised over the Panathenaic Stadium, followed by the national anthems of Senegal and Greece. 🎶 #Dakar2026

The flags enter the stadium carried by 18 young athletes representing seven sports. A fitting image for a Flame that represents the next generation of athletes. #Dakar2026

Senegal takes the stage in Athens! Singer Kya Loum performs live, bringing the spirit of Dakar 2026 across continents ahead of the Flame Lighting. 🇸🇳 #Dakar2026

First up: the Hellenic national cheerleading team, reigning European and world medallists, open the ceremony with a display of energy inside the marble stadium. 🇬🇷 #Dakar2026

IOC President Kirsty Coventry, Hellenic Olympic Committee President Isidoros Kouvelos, and Dakar 2026 Organising Committee President Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye have taken their seats. The ceremony is about to begin! #Dakar2026

Very soon, the Youth Olympic Flame will be lit in Athens for the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026, the world stage for the next generation of athletes. 🇸🇳

Follow live here, from the historic Panathenaic Stadium. ➡️ https://oly.ch/46fJGTw

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