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]
Host city | Abuja, Nigeria |
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Nations | 53 |
Events | 22 sports |
Opening | 5 October 2003 |
Closing | 17 October 2003 |
Opened by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
Main venue | Abuja Stadium |
Website | 8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org |
Venues
editList 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
editAmong the countries that participated at the 2003 All Africa Games were:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Republic of the Congo
- Ivory Coast
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Seychelles
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Sports
edit22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:
- Athletics ( )
- Badminton ( ) [4]
- Baseball ( ) [citation needed]
- Basketball ( )
- Boxing ( )
- Chess ( ) [5]
- Cycling ( )
- Field hockey ( )
- Football ( )
- Gymnastics ( )
- Handball ( )
- Judo ( )
- Karate ( )
- Softball ( )
- Squash ( )
- Swimming ( )
- Table tennis ( )
- Tennis ( )
- Taekwondo ( )
- Volleyball ( )
- Weightlifting ( )
- Wrestling ( )
- Special Sports:
Medal standings
edit* Host nation (Nigeria)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Nigeria (NGR)* | 85 | 90 | 65 | 240 |
2 | Egypt (EGY) | 80 | 62 | 72 | 214 |
3 | South Africa (RSA) | 63 | 59 | 49 | 171 |
4 | Algeria (ALG) | 32 | 24 | 31 | 87 |
5 | Tunisia (TUN) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 89 |
6 | Cameroon (CMR) | 8 | 4 | 23 | 35 |
7 | Senegal (SEN) | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 |
8 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
9 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
10 | Ghana (GHA) | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
11 | Botswana (BOT) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
12 | Angola (ANG) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
13 | Madagascar (MAD) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Libya (LBA) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
15 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
16 | Lesotho (LES) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
18 | Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Central African Republic (CAF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
22 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
23 | Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
26 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
27 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
29 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Niger (NIG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
35 | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
36 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (37 entries) | 338 | 328 | 398 | 1,064 |
References
edit- ^ All-Africa Games under way published by the BBC News on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Adamu Named President for 2003 All-Africa Games Organising Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 18 September 2009.[dead link ]
- ^ "Venues". Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2004.
- ^ Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton, published by [[Xin Athleticshua News Agency]] on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ 8th All-Africa Games (men): Abuja 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
External links
edit- List of Ghana athletes at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Athletics results – gbrathletics.com
- Various results – sports123.com