The 8th All Africa Games, also known as Abuja 2003, were held from 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports.[1] The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu.[2]

VIII All-Africa Games
Host cityAbuja, Nigeria
Nations53
Events22 sports
Opening5 October 2003
Closing17 October 2003
Opened byOlusegun Obasanjo
Main venueAbuja Stadium
Website8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org

Venues

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List of Venues:[3]

  • National Stadium – Athletics, Football (finals), Para sports
  • Main Gymnasium, ASC – Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Para sports
  • Racket Squash Courts (ASC) – Squash
  • Main Swimming Pool – Swimming, Para sports
  • Gymnasium (ASC) – Taekwondo
  • Main Sports Hall (ASC) – Volleyball, Para sports
  • Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton, Abuja – Badminton, Para sports, Wrestling
  • Old Parade Ground – Baseball, Softball
  • Scorpion Sports Hall, Guards Brigade – Basketball
  • International Conference Centre – Boxing
  • Agura Hotel – Chess
  • Roads – Cycling
  • Lagos – Football
  • Kaduna – Football
  • Bauchi – Football
  • Calabar – Football
  • Hockey Stadium, Hockey Training Pitch – Hockey
  • Yakubu Gowon Barracks – Squash
  • Congress Hall, Hilton – Table tennis
  • National Centre for Women's Development – Weightlifting, Para sports

Participating nations

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Among the countries that participated at the 2003 All Africa Games were:

Sports

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22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:

  • Special Sports:

Medal standings

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  *   Host nation (Nigeria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Nigeria (NGR)*859065240
2  Egypt (EGY)806272214
3  South Africa (RSA)635949171
4  Algeria (ALG)32243187
5  Tunisia (TUN)30293089
6  Cameroon (CMR)842335
7  Senegal (SEN)691934
8  Ethiopia (ETH)58720
9  Kenya (KEN)55414
10  Ghana (GHA)451625
11  Botswana (BOT)41611
12  Angola (ANG)33713
13  Madagascar (MAD)3036
14  Libya (LBA)23510
15  Zimbabwe (ZIM)2327
16  Lesotho (LES)2136
17  Ivory Coast (CIV)1179
18  Tanzania (TAN)1012
19  Cape Verde (CPV)1001
  Central African Republic (CAF)1001
21  Seychelles (SEY)010616
22  Namibia (NAM)0347
23  Mali (MLI)0156
  Republic of the Congo (CGO)0156
  Zambia (ZAM)0156
26  Uganda (UGA)0145
27  Benin (BEN)0123
28  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)0112
29  Gabon (GAB)0101
  The Gambia (GAM)0101
31  Burkina Faso (BUR)0033
  Mauritius (MRI)0033
  Niger (NIG)0033
  Togo (TOG)0033
35  Sudan (SUD)0022
36  Guinea (GUI)0011
  Sierra Leone (SLE)0011
Totals (37 entries)3383283981,064

References

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  1. ^ All-Africa Games under way published by the BBC News on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Adamu Named President for 2003 All-Africa Games Organising Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 18 September 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Venues". Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2004.
  4. ^ Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton, published by [[Xin  Athleticshua News Agency]] on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  5. ^ 8th All-Africa Games (men): Abuja 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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