The National Olympic and Sports Committee of Senegal has officially announced the list of 136 athletes selected to represent the country at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games. This national team, known as Team Senegal, will participate in 23 sports during the event, which is being held in Senegal for the first time. The selection comes after an agreement with the International Olympic Committee, which allowed the host country a maximum of 139 spots, marking a significant increase from previous years when Senegal had no more than nine athletes at the event. The selected athletes will compete in both individual and team events across a wide range of sports, including fencing, swimming, beach handball, futsal, taekwondo, and athletics. Other sports on the program include wushu, boxing, gymnastics, table tennis, judo, triathlon, badminton, and baseball. The number of athletes per sport varies, with rugby sevens having the largest group of 24 players—12 boys and 12 girls. Futsal and beach handball each have 20 athletes, while other sports have smaller teams. For example, rowing and equestrian sports each have only one representative. In contrast, team sports like three-person basketball and baseball5 each have eight athletes, with equal numbers of men and women. To prepare for the event, several national teams have been training abroad in recent months. Some federations have held training sessions in China, while the wrestling team continues its training in France, based in Besançon. These efforts aim to improve the athletes' performance before the official start of the games. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games will be the first of its kind to be held in Africa, with the local organizing committee expecting around 2,700 athletes from around the world to participate. The event will take place across more than 20 sports, hosted in various venues that have been built or renovated specifically for the occasion.