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DAKAR 2026 | MEET THE TEAM

 
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Team Australia will consist of 41 athletes across 16 sports and will compete from 31 October to 13 November 2026 in Dakar, Senegal. 

The Australian Olympic Committee will send a team of 41 athletes across 16 sports to the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games taking place in Dakar, Senegal, from 31 October to 13 November 2026. This will be a first for the African continent. 

Athletes will be listed here as they are officially selected onto the 2026 Australian Youth Olympic Team, led by Kenny Wallace, three-time Olympian and Olympic champion in Canoe Sprint, as Chef de Mission. 

Meet the Team

Archery

Ellen Martini
Brock Penna

Badminton

Om Neelam
Smrithi Adepu

Boxing

Belle Spicer
Maia Laird
Marley Dodd

Triathlon

Addison Houslip

Fencing

Rianne Leung

Sailing

Stirling McKay 
Sophie Brazier

Skateboarding

Ella Ledingham

Judo

Hannah McHenry

Beach Volleyball

Thomas Turner
Ryan Edgar


Read more about the Team here.

MEET THE TEAM | DAKAR 2026

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.

The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.