(FILES) A torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar on September 17, 2026. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG), scheduled to take place in Senegal from October 31 to November 13, are still struggling to gain traction in public conversation, far removed from the immediate concerns of many Senegalese. Jobs, the cost of living and household income are among the main worries. With just one month to go before the opening of the first Olympic event ever held in Africa, priorities lie elsewhere for many residents interviewed by AFP in this crisis-hit country. (Photo by Carmen Abd Ali / AFP via Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 30: NBC Sports commentators John Kruk, Joey Votto, Ashley ShahAhmadi, CJ Nitkowski and Matt Vasgersian pose for a photo prior to game two of the National League Wild Card Series between Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on September 30, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 30: John Kruk, CJ Nitkowski, Matt Vasgersian, commentators for NBC Sports, pose for a photo prior to game two of the National League Wild Card Series between Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on September 30, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images)

Japan's Ami Ishii (2nd R) celebrates with the gold medal next to silver medallist North Korea's Pak Sol-gum (R) and bronze medallists China's Long Jia (L) and Kyrgyzstan's Meerim Zhumanazarova after the women's wrestling 68kg final during the 2026 Asian Games at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya on September 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Iran's Amin Mirzazadeh (2nd R) celebrates with the gold medal next to Uzbekistan's Rafael Tsitsuashvili (R) with the silver medal, China's Meng Lingzhe (2nd L) with the bronze medal and South Korea's Kim Min-seok (L) with the bronze medal after the men's Greco-Roman 130kg final in the wrestling event during the 2026 Asian Games at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya on September 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Ami Ishii (R) competes with North Korea's Pak Sol-gum in the women's wrestling 68kg final during the 2026 Asian Games at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya on September 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Ami Ishii celebrates beating North Korea's Pak Sol-gum in the women's wrestling 68kg final during the 2026 Asian Games at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya on September 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan's Ami Ishii celebrates beating North Korea's Pak Sol-gum in the women's wrestling 68kg final during the 2026 Asian Games at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya on September 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP via Getty Images)