The Olympic flame arrived in Senegal's capital with music, dancing, and a march by 100 women. The celebration in Dakar on Saturday marks the countdown to the first Olympic sporting event in Africa. Hundreds of people gathered at the Place…
On Thursday in Athens and arriving on the same day in Senegal in complete discretion, the torch was presented on Saturday to the President of the Republic, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, in the presence of the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, and a few spectators in the colours of Senegal, before a flame presentation ceremony on the coast of Dakar. The presence of Russian athletes will be one of the major interest…