African Games

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Updated On : 11 Jul, 2023

Full Name
African Games

Type
regional

Location
African Countries

Disabled
No

Conducted
Once in 4 years

Gender
Both

Trivia

Since 1999, special events have been conducted for sportspersons with a disability.

The PAN African Games (or All-Africa Games or simply African Games) is a multi-sport event, held in every four years in African nations. The event is conducted by the African Union (AU) in coordination with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC). The first such event was hosted by Brazzaville, Congo in the year 1965 in which around 2,500 athletes from 30 countries competed. Another version of such games, known as "African Youth Games" has been initiated to complement the PAN African Games. The first such event was hosted by Rabat, Morocco in the year 2010. The proposal for the Games was given in 2006 but was conducted for the first time in 2010. This sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, the director of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. The aim of these games is to create communion amongst African nations.

Competition Format

All the nations of the African continent that are members of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and affiliated with the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA), compete in the Games.
All athletes must be eligible to participate in these games according to the International Federations of the particular sports.
Normally athletes /teams compete in various rounds.
In every event, athletes or teams receive gold, silver and bronze medals for first, second and third positions, respectively. A medal is awarded to all accredited players in the winning teams.