Poor facilities held back Senegal's medal-free Youth Olympics team, parents say
- 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.
Sources: RFI