Poor facilities held back Senegal's medal-free Youth Olympics team, parents say
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As the Youth Olympics continue in Dakar, parents of Senegal's young swimmers are calling for better training facilities and more government support after the country's team finished the competition without a medal.
The swimmers had been forced to train in club pools, some just 20 metres long, because the Olympic pool was closed to them for four years, one mother told RFI.
"We can't expect a lot from these young people while giving them so little," said Nafi Touré, whose son Naël Lamine Voisin was among Senegal's six swimmers at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics.
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As the Youth Olympics continue in Dakar, parents of Senegal's young swimmers are calling for better training facilities and more government support after the country's team finished the competition without a medal.
The swimmers had been forced to train in club pools, some just 20 metres long, because the Olympic pool was closed to them for four years, one mother told RFI.
"We can't expect a lot from these young people while giving them so little," said Nafi Touré, whose son Naël Lamine Voisin was among Senegal's six swimmers at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics.