31/10/2025 2 Minute Read

Dakar 2026 unveils mascot “Ayo” as the countdown to Africa’s first Olympic event begins

Baseball5 is one of the 25 competition sports on the programme at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event to be held in Africa.

Categories: Africa , Baseball5 , Olympics

31/10/2025 2 Minute Read

One Year to Go: Baseball5’s Youth Olympic Games debut at Dakar 2026

With one year to go, Baseball5 prepares for its first Youth Olympic Games appearance as the WBSC celebrates the discipline’s global growth and African legacy.

13/06/2025 2 Minute Read

A Declaration of Love for Sport, Youth and Africa: Watch the Dakar 2026 Official Video

"For a long time, people looked at us without seeing us. This time, we're the ones telling the story. Dakar 2026 starts here." Powerful and inspiring, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games official video sets the tone for the first Olympic sporting event to be held on the African continent. The programme will include Baseball5.

12/12/2024 2 Minute Read

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games unveil Baseball5 illustrations

The publication of the images comes after the IOC confirmed the 25 sports on 3 December featuring in the competition programme of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, including Baseball5.

11/07/2024 2 Minute Read

WBSC President’s visit to Senegal embraces Baseball5 progress ahead of Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026

One of the key meetings on the visit by the WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari to Senegal was with the Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture, Khady Diène Gaye, who expressed her strong support for Baseball5, particularly in rural areas and in schools.

13/06/2024 3 Minute Read

IOC confirms new format for Youth Olympic Games; WBSC reiterates excitement for Baseball5’s debut at Dakar 2026

As part of a new tailored approach to the sports programme for the Youth Olympic Games, Dakar 2026 will feature 25 sports - including Baseball5 - on the competition programme while another 10 sports will be part of an engagement programme.

Categories: Baseball5 , Olympics

22/04/2024 1 Minute Read

Senegal's talent search targets Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 Baseball5 tournament

After launching an important Baseball5 development plan in 2021, the next step will see the start of a school competition for U-15 boys and girls.

Categories: Africa , Baseball5 , Development

01/03/2024 1 Minute Read

Road to Dakar 2026: Baseball5 to make multi-sport-event debut at Junior Bolivarian Games Sucre 2024

World No. 17 Venezuela, alongside hosts Bolivia and Peru, will compete in the three-day event in Sucre, Bolivia's constitutional capital, marking Baseball5's debut in a multi-sport event.

17/10/2023 2 Minute Read

WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari: Baseball5 set to play "key role" in Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 success

"The next WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup in 2025 will be a qualifier for the Youth Olympic Games and judging by the popularity of Baseball5 around the world, and especially in Africa, we expect it to be a massive hit with both fans and athletes," said President Fraccari.

05/09/2023 2 Minute Read

Dakar en Jeux festival celebrates build up to 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Baseball5 Olympic debut

The opening of the festival will mark exactly three years before the Opening Ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, from 31 October until 14 November.