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 | 53 |
| Events | 22 sports |
| Opening | 5 October 2003 |
| Closing | 17 October 2003 |
| Opened by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Main venue | Abuja Stadium |
| Website | 8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org |
Venues
- 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
Among 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
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DR Congo
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Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
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Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Seychelles
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Sports
22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:
Athletics ()
Badminton () [4]
Baseball () 
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
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Cycling ()
Field hockey ()
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Gymnastics ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Softball ()
Squash ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Tennis ()
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Volleyball ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
- Special Sports:
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Medal standings
* Host nation (Nigeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 [[Xin
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Athleticshua News Agency]] on 16 July 2007. 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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