Alibaba Cloud and AI technology to support Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

Alibaba Group is cooperating with the International Olympic Committee and the Dakar 2026 organizing committee to support the operations of the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games with cloud and AI technology; this is the first time an Olympic event will be held in Africa. The organizing committee will deploy a private cloud based on Alibaba Cloud Apsara Stack to host systems including ticketing and electronic visas; the ticketing system covers more than 1 million tickets across seven venues and the official celebration site; after the Games, the private cloud will be handed over to Senegal as a national cloud platform.