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The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the Association of African Sports Confederation. All of the competing nations are from the African continent.
The games were never organized. Four years later, Alexandria, Egypt had almost completed preparations for the African Games of 1929 when the colonial powers stepped in to cancel the games, weeks before they were to begin. The colonizers felt the games might serve to unite Africa, and help them break free from their colonial status.
50 nations have won at least a single medal in the African Games, from 54 National Olympic Committees participating throughout the history of the Games. 42 nations have won at least one gold medal. [ 1 ]
The All-Africa Games is a multi-sport event which began in 1965. Athletics has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition. Records set by athletes who are representing one of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa's member states.
The 13th African Games, also known as Accra 2023, were hosted by Ghana from 8–23 March 2024. [1] Despite having Accra as the main host city, the games were held in two sub-host cities: [ 2 ] Kumasi and Cape Coast .
The men's association football tournament has been held at every edition of the African Games since 1965. Women's competition was added in 2003. Women's competition was added in 2003. History
The African Games is the major multi-sports competition in Africa. This is a list of sports played in the games. [1] Sport (Discipline) Body 65 73 78 87 91 95 99 03 ...
Tennis was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.