The Dakar YOG taekwondo tournament brings together the world's best young fighters from 8 to 12 November. Ten individual weight categories and a mixed team event are on the programme. France enters Maxence Botta (-48 kg) and Meriem Benyoub (+63 kg).
Practical information
- Dates
- From Sunday, November 8, 2026 to Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Venue
- Dakar, Sénégal
Where to watch
- france.tv sportWatch ↗
Paris time. Broadcasters may change their schedules. Full TV guide →
What's at stake
Taekwondo awards eleven titles at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event held in Africa, making it one of the biggest sports on the programme. Boys compete at -48, -55, -63, -73 and +73 kg, girls at -44, -49, -55, -63 and +63 kg, and a mixed team event completes the schedule. Places were allocated through quotas, with no qualification tournament.
France has two athletes: Maxence Botta at -48 kg and Meriem Benyoub at +63 kg.
Schedule
Bouts run from Sunday 8 to Thursday 12 November, according to the organising committee's calendar. The men's -48 kg opens the competition on 8 November. The day-by-day order of the other categories was not available in the sources we checked.
On TV
In France, france.tv sport shows the Games in full and exclusively, every day from 9:55 am Paris time. The IOC's Olympics.com platform also streams events live in French and English.
Getting there
The tournament takes place in Dakar. The organising committee's calendar lists taekwondo at the Iba Mar Diop complex, while other documents mention the Dakar Expo Center in Diamniadio, so check the venue with the organising committee before you travel. The Games close on 13 November.