Judo receives quota for Youth Olympic Games in Dakar

This became clear from the last letter that the BOC received from the organizing committee

Bulgaria will have a representative in judo at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (October 31 - November 13, 2026).

This became clear from the latest letter that the BOC received from the organizing committee. In the initial allocation of quotas, there was no Bulgarian judoka, but after active communication by the BOC chairperson Vessela Lecheva and the president of the Judo Federation Rumen Stoilov with the IOC and the international federation, a quota was received in the boys' category up to 81 kg, the BOC informed.

So far, Bulgaria has a total of 16 quotas in the sports/disciplines: badminton, men, singles; badminton, women, singles; breakdancing, women; judo, men, - 81kg; road cycling, men; athletics, men's 400m; athletics, long jump, men; athletics, women's 3000m; beach wrestling, women, up to 45kg; swimming, 400m freestyle, men; swimming, 200m freestyle, women; artistic gymnastics, men; archery, individual, women; taekwondo, men, +73kg; fencing, individual, sabre, men; wushu, women.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has limited the total number of quotas for the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in 2026 to 2,700 athletes. To ensure a compact event. The IOC has also set strict rules for distribution. There will be full gender equality in Dakar - 1,350 men and 1,350 women, who will participate in 153 events. As the host country, Senegal automatically receives guaranteed quotas for its athletes in all events.