Dakar, October 30 (QNA) - Four Qatari athletes will compete in athletics, swimming and fencing as the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games open in Dakar, Senegal, on Saturday, running until November 13.

Adam Morsi will represent Qatar in swimming, competing in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events. Dana Salem and Abubakr Idris will compete in athletics, while Adham Al Deeb will take part in fencing.

The Qatari team heads into the competition with a strong record of youth achievements. Salem won silver in the 100m, while Idris claimed gold in the 110m hurdles at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain.

Al Deeb also won a junior foil individual gold at the Fencing World Cup in Tunisia.

Morsi has secured two swimming gold medals at regional and Arab championships and set a Qatari age-group record in the 100m breaststroke.

Qatar won two athletics gold medals at the previous edition in Buenos Aires in 2018.

Dakar 2026 will bring together around 2,700 athletes aged 15 to 17 from across the world, competing in 25 sports across Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly.

The Games are historically significant as Senegal becomes the first African country to host the Summer Youth Olympics. (QNA)