The Senegal Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar ended Friday after two weeks of games on a high note. It's the first time an African country has hosted an Olympic event, and African nations also brought home a record haul of medals. The Games were met with enthusiasm, with Dakar's streets and beaches filled with sports fans. Nearly 2,700 young athletes took part in the games, which featured 153 medal events across 25 sports. "There is a beautiful African proverb, 'It take a village to raise a child.' And if these Youth Olympic Games have shown us anything it is what can happen when an entire country comes together for its young people," International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said in a thank-you ceremony on Friday.
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