The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games is well underway in Senegal, with sporting action already into its second week.

But the event gets even hotter next week with beach handball making its second appearance at Olympic level when the men’s and women’s competitions at Dakar 2026 throw-off on Monday, 9 November in the beach resort of Saly, south of Senegal’s capital city.

All 16 teams (8 women’s and 8 men’s) will be in action on the first day as they aim to end five days of match action top of the Olympic podium (9 to 13 November).

And handball fans across the world can follow the event via a number of different channels, including live TV/streaming coverage from Centre Court featuring a six-camera production (including slow motion capture), plus in-depth updates and statistics from Court 2 and Court 3.

Olympics.com/Olympics app

Live coverage of the beach handball competitions at Dakar 2026 will be available on Olympics.com, the Olympics app and the official Olympics YouTube channel.

See individual session links on the Olympic Channel/Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) at the end of this article (geographical restrictions may apply).

International TV broadcast and streaming platforms
The Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games are also available through traditional broadcasts and streaming platforms. Click HERE for the full list.

IHF Media Channels

In addition to the live broadcasts and streams, the IHF Media Department is working hard to bring you the very best from what is sure to be an exciting week of action and wherever you are, there are many ways to follow.

IHF Dakar 2026 mini-sites

The IHF.info Dakar 2026 competition-specific mini-sites have all the live match statistics, match previews, reviews, interviews, features, nominations, photos and much more. 

For the men’s competition, click HERE.

For the women’s competition, click HERE.

IHF Facebook, IHF TikTok, IHF Instagram, IHF X
Like us! Interact with the event, go behind-the-scenes, see the very best images, read interviews and features, but also let us know your thoughts as the competitions are progressing: #Dakar2026 #beachhandball

The official Dakar 2026 social channels can also be found using @jojdakar2026

IHF App
Download! Dakar 2026 at your fingertips: Follow your favourite teams, read all the match previews, reviews and features. Download for IOS and Android. 

Olympic Channel/Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) links
*Please note, geographical restrictions may apply depending on the territory, list of broadcasters HERE.

Day 1, Preliminary Round Session 1

Day 1, Preliminary Round Session 2

Day 2, Preliminary Round Session 3

Day 3, Quarter-Finals

Day 3, Placement Matches 5-8

Day 4, Semi-Finals

Day 4, Placement Matches 5-6, 7-8

Day 5, Medal Matches