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 participating | 53 |
| Events | 22 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 5 October |
| Closing ceremony | 17 October |
| Officially opened by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Main venue | Abuja Stadium |
| Website | 8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org |
Venues
- Main 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:
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Sports
22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:
Event schedule
Medal standings
* Host nation (Nigeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 85 | 90 | 65 | 240 |
| 2 |  | 80 | 62 | 72 | 214 |
| 3 |  | 63 | 59 | 49 | 171 |
| 4 |  | 32 | 24 | 31 | 87 |
| 5 |  | 30 | 29 | 30 | 89 |
| 6 |  | 8 | 4 | 23 | 35 |
| 7 |  | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 |
| 8 |  | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 |  | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 |  | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 11 |  | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 |  | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 |  | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 |  | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 |  | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 22 |  | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 |  | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 26 |  | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 27 |  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 35 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 nations) | 338 | 328 | 398 | 1064 | |
References
- All-Africa Games under way published by the BBC News on 2003-10-4; 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 Xinhua on 2007-07-16; retrieved 1 September 2011.
- 2003 All Africa Games entry from baseball-reference.com; 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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