2003 All-Africa Games
The 8th All Africa Games were 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]
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Host city | Abuja, Nigeria |
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Nations participating | 53 |
Events | 22 sports |
Opening ceremony | 5 October |
Closing ceremony | 17 October |
Officially opened by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
Main venue | Abuja Stadium |
Website | 8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org |
Venues
- Main 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
Among the countries that participated at the 2003 All Africa Games were:
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Sports
22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:
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Medal standings
* Host nation (Nigeria)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 85 | 90 | 65 | 240 |
2 | ![]() | 80 | 62 | 72 | 214 |
3 | ![]() | 63 | 59 | 49 | 171 |
4 | ![]() | 32 | 24 | 31 | 87 |
5 | ![]() | 30 | 29 | 30 | 89 |
6 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 23 | 35 |
7 | ![]() | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 |
8 | ![]() | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
11 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
13 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
14 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
15 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
16 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
18 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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21 | ![]() | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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26 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
29 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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35 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
36 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (37 nations) | 338 | 328 | 398 | 1064 |
References
- 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.
- "Venues". Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2004.
- Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton, published by Xinhua News Agency on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- 2003 All Africa Games entry from baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- 8th All-Africa Games (men): Abuja 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
External links
- List of Ghana athletes at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Athletics results – gbrathletics.com
- Various results – sports123.com
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