A supporter of Team Russia waves her national 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)

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (L) and former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom (R) pose for photographs with supporters during a campaign event at Cullen Yards on October 31, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas. Earlier this year, Kanter Freedom announced he will enter the 2027 WNBA draft as a critique of transgender women playing in sports. In what has become the most expensive senate race in U.S. history, Paxton and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Texas State Rep. James Talarico are running neck-and-neck in a state that President Donald Trump won by 14 percentage points in 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - OCTOBER 31: Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton poses for photographs with former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom during a campaign event at Cullen Yards on October 31, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas. Earlier this year, Kanter Freedom announced he will enter the 2027 WNBA draft as a critique of transgender women playing in sports. In what has become the most expensive senate race in U.S. history, Paxton and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Texas State Rep. James Talarico are running neck-and-neck in a state that President Donald Trump won by 14 percentage points in 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT - Girls walk past a sign that reads "Africa Welcomes, Dakar Celebrates" on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar on October 30, 2026. Over the course of two weeks some 2,700 athletes aged 17 or younger are expected to compete across 25 sports, including Russians who are returning to the Games following a ban. Events ranging from athletics to beach wrestling, rugby sevens to breaking will be held across eight venues in three locations (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - French actor Omar Sy carries the Youth Olympic Flame on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar on October 30, 2026. Over the course of two weeks some 2,700 athletes aged 17 or younger are expected to compete across 25 sports, including Russians who are returning to the Games following a ban. Events ranging from athletics to beach wrestling, rugby sevens to breaking will be held across eight venues in three locations (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)