Olympics: It’s all systems go for the Dakar Youth Games [SOUND]

# Olympics: The International Olympic Committee says it’s all systems go for the historic Dakar Youth Games in Senegal. Two-thousand-655 of the world’s best young athletes aged 14 to 17 are expected to take part in the first Olympic event to be held in Africa, from Saturday to 13 November. The event will feature 25 competition sports, with 153 medal events. IOC president Kirsty Coventry expects the Games to be a success: