"There are talented athletes everywhere — but access to competition changes everything."
In our first PAU Magazine video interview, Coach Nicolas David Cory Yayi, Senegalese coach, PE teacher, and president of Dakar Université Club (athletics), opens the door to the reality of track and field in Dakar.
He speaks about a group that's growing across levels, training mostly at the stadium and, when possible, at Camp Leclerc's weight room, proof that progress is happening session by session.
And he highlights something uniquely Senegalese at the heart of it: Teranga, a culture of welcome that builds respect, cohesion, and an openness that can turn strangers into teammates.
But alongside the energy, he names the limits that still shape the path forward: tight budgets, visa refusals, and too few high-level competitions.
The talent is here; what's needed now are the mechanisms, sponsors, and opportunities to let it travel, test itself, and rise.
Watch the Full Interview