The Olympic flag is raised on a pole next to the Senegalese flag during the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio on October 31, 2026. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking an historic moment for the continent. Signs proclaiming "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" are omnipresent across Dakar, which is hosting nearly 2,700 young competitors aged 14 to 17 from around the world. The event will see the return of Russian athletes to the Olympics and also includes a refugee team. Overall, the young athletes will compete across 25 sports and 153 medal events. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Barcelona's German forward #14 Karim Adeyemi (R) fights for the ball during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 31, 2026. (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP via Getty Images)

Barcelona's Spanish midfielder #07 Fermin Lopez controls the ball next to Alaves' Finnish defender #16 Ville Koski during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 31, 2026. (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP via Getty Images)

President of the Organizing Committee for the Summer Youth Olympic Games Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye (C) addresses the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio on October 31, 2026. The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking an historic moment for the continent. Signs proclaiming "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" are omnipresent across Dakar, which is hosting nearly 2,700 young competitors aged 14 to 17 from around the world. The event will see the return of Russian athletes to the Olympics and also includes a refugee team. Overall, the young athletes will compete across 25 sports and 153 medal events. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Le Mans' French goalkeeper #98 Nicolas Kocik (2ndR) fights for the ball with Troyes' Guinean forward #07 Kandet Diawara (L) during the French L1 football match between ES Troyes AC and Le Mans FC at the Stade de l'Aube in Troyes, central France, on October 31, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

Barcelona's Spanish forward #10 Lamine Yamal controls the ball during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 31, 2026. (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP via Getty Images)

Inter Milan's Italian midfielder #23 Nicolo Barella (C) fights for the ball with AC Milan's Serbian defender #31 Strahinja Pavlovic (L) and AC Milan's Belgian defender #05 Koni De Winter (R) during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza) stadium in Milan, on October 31, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP via Getty Images)

MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 31: Alex Labbe, driver of the #92 Black's Tire/Larue HallowScheme Chevrolet, races Carson Ware, driver of the #53 Lubri-Loy Chevrolet, during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway on October 31, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)