Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Youth Olympic Games opened in Senegal on Saturday, the first Olympic event in Africa as the continent seeks a bigger role in international sports competitions.
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continent → open → competitions
Tens of thousands of spectators cheered on the opening ceremony in the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium near the capital Dakar.
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thousands → cheer → capital
Hundreds of drummers and dancers celebrated Senegalese and African culture in line with the Games motto, “Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates.”
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Dakar → celebrate → motto
A giant map of Africa was created by performers dressed in yellow, black and white traditional Senegalese gowns, dancing in unison, in a grandiose ceremony that saw West African oral storytelling, a concert by Senegalese singer Obree Daman and athletes parading.
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that → create → Daman
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye declared the Games open.
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Games → declare → ?
“This is a historic event and it was so important for me to be here,” said Aby Diouf, 25, a Senegalese spectator at the stadium.
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Diouf → say → stadium
“It’s a marvellous celebration and we are all here to bring the energy and get people hyped.”
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people → ’ → energy
About 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17 will compete through Nov. 13 in the Dakar, the nearby city of Diamniadio and the beach resort of Saly.
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athletes → compete → Saly
Russia’s delegation of 13 athletes is competing under its national flag for the first time at an Olympic event since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to its suspension.
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invasion → compete → suspension
The first refugee team at a Youth Olympics will field six athletes based in Kenya and Uganda in track and field, judo and taekwondo.
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team → field → track
Athletes overall will compete in 153 medal events across 25 sports.
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Athletes → compete → sports
Singapore hosted the first summer Youth Games in 2010.
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Singapore → host → 2010
Dakar was initially due to host in 2022 but the coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games.
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pandemic → host → Games
“This is a historic moment for Senegal, for Africa and for our entire Olympic family” IOC President Kirsty Coventry said at the opening ceremony.
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Coventry → say → ceremony
Coventry, a former swimming gold medalist from Zimbabwe, became the first female and African boss of the International Olympic Committee last year.
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Coventry → become → Committee
The Games come as African countries increasingly see sports as a tool for diplomacy and development, analysts say.
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analysts → come → diplomacy
South Africa hosted the continent’s first soccer FIFA World Cup in 2010.
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Africa → host → 2010
Morocco will co-
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Morocco → co → ?
Rwanda hosted Africa’s first road cycling world championships last year and Formula 1 is returning to Africa with a grand prix in Rwanda early next decade.
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Formula → host → Rwanda
Botswana also staged the World Athletics Relays in May.
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Botswana → stag → May
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