1981 Central African Games

The 1981 Central African Games was the second edition of the international multi-sport event between the nations of Central Africa. It was held from 20 August – 2 September 1981 in Luanda, Angola. A total of ten nations competed in eight sports over the fourteen-day competition, with a total of 1200 athletes in attendance.[1][2]

II Central African Games
Host cityLuanda, Angola
Nations participating10
Athletes participating1200
Events8 sports
Opening ceremony20 August 1981
Closing ceremony2 September 1981

The games was the first time a multi-sport event had been held in the newly-independent Angola and Rogério Silva, former head of the Angolan Olympic Committee, credited the games with boosting the standards and participation within sport in the country.[3] Angola later went on to win African championships in basketball and several African medals in handball.[4][5]

Sports

In the athletics programme, a total of 34 track and field events (20 for men, 14 for women) were held.[6]

In the men's football competition, held from 21–29 August, Zaire topped the group undefeated with two wins and two draws to win the gold medal.[7]

Participating nations

References
  1. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games (Pg. 91). McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  2. Jeux régionaux et sous-régionaux (in French). Comite International Olympique (2012-11-29). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. Central Africa Games considered major sport event in independent Angola . ANGOP (2014-11-12). Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  4. Men Handball Africa Championships Archive . Todor. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  5. Basketball - Men's FIBA Africa Championship - Prize list. The Sports. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  6. Central African Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  7. Coupe d'Afrique Centrale 1972/Jeux d'Afrique Centrale 1976-1987. RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.