Youth Olympic Games in Africa: policy, regulation, and perspectives on shaping youth lives

Keywords: Youth Olympic Games, Sport Policy, Safeguarding, Parental Involvement, Youth Empowerment, Ghana Sport Development The Olympic Games, since its revival in Athens in 1896, has become the most significant global sporting spectacle, embodying ideals of unity, excellence, and international cooperation.

By harnessing coherent policies, robust regulation, and parental trust, Ghana and Africa can transform youth sport into a catalyst for social transformation.

For Ghana, the YOG underscores the need to restructure national sport policy, strengthen safeguarding measures, and embed parental involvement as a cornerstone of youth sport development.