00:01On the eve of the opening ceremony, the streets of the Senegalese capital witnessed a giant party
00:08as the youth Olympic flame tour came to a stunning climax during a star-studded final leg.
00:14Actor Omar Sy and social media star Kaby Lame were among the torchbearers.
00:20Both are International Olympic Committee DACA 2026 ambassadors.
00:25She lit the flame to a cauldron in the Place de la Nation and the flame remained in DACA overnight.
00:31I would like to show how beautiful is Senegal and how many opportunities, how many things we can do in
00:38this country.
00:39And the fact that they give us the opportunity to host the Olympics, and this is the first Olympics that
00:45they are hosting,
00:46and it's here in Africa, and my country is hosting it, so that makes me really proud.
00:54Chinese actor Jackie Hong was another international star to carry the flame alongside popular Senegalese wrestler Mudulo
01:01as the streets of DACA came to a standstill.
01:08Again, it's history on the move. It's a movement.
01:12The fact that it's being organized is the natural course of things.
01:16It's natural that it should happen.
01:19So it's a great honor and a great pleasure that it's Senegal that goes first, that takes the first step.
01:28It confirms that things are heading in the right direction,
01:32and it also confirms that the world looks at Africa differently and at Senegal in particular.
01:45The game's opening ceremony is slated for Saturday evening,
01:49marking the official start of 14 days of competition across 25 sports.
