West African University Games

The West African University Games (French: Jeux Universitaires Ouest Africains), also known as the ECOWAS Students Games, is a multi-sport event between student-athletes from West African universities.[1] The competition was first held in 1965 in Ibadan, Nigeria, and has been held on a roughly once ever four to six years since 1989.[2]

The idea for the competition emerged from a conference of West African universities in 1964 in Ibadan.[3]

The last edition to be held was the 14th at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, lasting from 31 October to 12 November 2018.[4] The 13th edition of the games in 2012 involved 1,443 athletes from 56 West African Universities (6 non-competing) from 5 West African nations. A total of 13 Olympic sports were contested.[5]

Editions

Games	Year	Host country	Host city	Dates	Sports	Nations	Competitors	Universities
I	1965	Nigeria	Ibadan[6]
II	1967	Ghana	Legon (Accra)[6]
III	1969	Sierra Leone	Freetown[6]
IV	1971	Nigeria	Lagos[6]
V	1973	Ghana	Kumasi[6]
VI	1975	Nigeria	Ifẹ[6]
VII	1977	Ivory Coast	Yamoussoukro[6]
VIII	1989	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou[6]
IX	1995	Nigeria	Benin City[6]
X	1999	Benin	Cotonou[6]
XI	2003	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou[3]
XII	2008	Ghana	Accra[3]					43
XIII	2012	Nigeria	Ilorin[5]	27 March – 7 April	13	5	1,443	56
XIV	2018	Nigeria	Port Harcourt[4]	31 October – 12 November

Sports

Athletics ()

References

Akpodonor, Gowon (2018-10-10). We’ll rule athletics, swimming, Uniport boasts ahead 2018 WAUG Games. The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
West African University Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
WAUG Ends In Accra. Modern Ghana (2008-04-01). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
West African University Games start off in Nigeria. FISU (2018-10-31). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
13th West Africa University Games successfully hosted in Nigeria. FISU (2012-05-15). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.

Multi-sport events

Global
Olympics	Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter
Disabled sports	Cerebral Palsy Games Deaflympics Défi sportif IBSA World Games INAS Global Games Invictus Games IWAS World Games World Dwarf Games Special Olympics Summer Winter
Professions	Lumberjack World Championship World Air Games World Martial Arts Games Military World Games World Police and Fire Games World Firefighters Games
Youth and students	Gymnasiade International Children's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games Commonwealth Youth Games
Other types	Arafura Games CSIT World Sports Games Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad World Mind Sports Games SportAccord World Mind Games TAFISA World Games World Beach Games World Combat Games World Games World Masters Games World Roller Games World Urban Games X Games
Intercommunity	Commonwealth Games CPLP Games Croatian World Games Gay Games Invictus Games Islamic Solidarity Games Island Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusofonia Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games World Transplant Games World Eskimo Indian Olympics World Indigenous Games World Nomad Games World Outgames

Regional
Africa	African Youth Games African Games All-Africa University Games West African University Games
Americas	Pan American Pan American Games Parapan American Games Pan American University Games Junior Pan American Games Central American and the Caribbean Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Latin American ALBA Games Bolivarian Games North American CANUSA Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames South American South American Games South American Beach Games South American Para Games South American University Games South American Youth Games
Asia	Pan Asian Asian Games Summer Winter Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Para Games Asian University Games Asian Youth Games Southeast Asian Southeast Asian Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN Para Games Central Asian Games East Asian Youth Games South Asian Games West Asian Games
Europe	Black Sea Games European Games European Masters Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe EuroGames European Universities Championships European Universities Games
Oceania	Australian Youth Olympic Festival Micronesian Games Pacific Games
Intercontinental	Arctic Winter Games Asia Pacific Deaf Games Asia Pacific Masters Games Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games Jeux des îles

National

Africa

South African Games¹

Americas

Canada British Columbia Quebec Saskatchewan Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors Warrior Games
NCSG, United States³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota¹ Lakota Nation Texas Wisconsin

Asia

Europe

Netherlands¹
Poland (youth)
All-Union Spartakiad¹
Spartakiad of Albania¹
Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR¹
- youth¹
WheelPower

Historical¹
Pre-Modern Olympics (in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)	Tailteann Games (ancient) Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Isthmian Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games Zappas Olympics
Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad Workers' Olympiads
Defunct regional or community events	Afro-Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Martial Arts Games Baltic Sea Games Central African Games East Asian Games Far Eastern Championship Games FESPIC Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Nordic Games Pacific Ocean Games Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR Tailteann Games (modern) West African Games Women's Islamic Games World Youth Games

Winter games
International	Olympics Paralympics Winter Universiade Commonwealth¹ World Scout Arctic Winter Games Kennedy Memorial¹ New Zealand Winter Games
Regional	National Winter Games of China Asian Winter Games European Youth Olympic Festival Winter X Games Europe

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