Credit: COSL
On Wednesday 28 October 2026, the Luxembourg Olympic and Sports Committee (COSL) announced that cyclist June Nothum and table tennis player Aaron Sahr have been named flag bearers for Team Lëtzebuerg at the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
The opening ceremony will take place on Saturday 31 October 2026 in Diamniadio, Senegal.
June Nothum has international experience in road racing, time trials and cyclo-cross. She finished 21st in the time trial at the 2026 Junior World Championships and 16th overall at the 2026 EPZ Omloop van Borsele, part of the UCI Nations Cup for junior women. She also won the national junior time trial title in 2026 and finished 28th in the time trial and 44th in the road race at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje.
Aaron Sahr competes on the international youth table tennis circuit in the U17 and U19 categories and is currently ranked 97th in the ITTF U17 world rankings. In 2026, he reached the U17 semi-finals and U19 quarter-finals at the WTT Youth Contender Tunis II and won the national junior title. He also reached the round of 32 in singles at the 2026 European U19 Championships and finished fifth in singles at the 2025 EYOF in Skopje.
Team Lëtzebuerg will be represented by three athletes at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Aaron Sahr will compete in the men's singles table tennis event from Sunday 1 to Thursday 5 November 2026. Triathlete Emile Vanolst will compete in the men's individual final on Thursday 5 November, while June Nothum will take part in the women's cycling road race on Sunday 8 November and the individual time trial on Tuesday 10 November 2026.
