Esmeralda Butler and Steven Moreno Rivera carry the Puerto Rican flag during Saturday’s opening ceremony of the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games in Senegal. By THE STAR STAFF Esmeralda Butler and Steven Moreno Rivera carried the Puerto Rican flag on Saturday during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, marking the first time Puerto Rico has participated in an Olympic event on the African continent. “Seeing our flag in the hands of Esmeralda and Steven,…