2003 All-Africa Games
Main article: All-African Games
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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 | ||
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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]
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:
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Medal standings
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Egypt | 80 | 62 | 72 | 214 |
| 2 |  Nigeria | 79 | 90 | 65 | 236 |
| 3 |  South Africa | 63 | 59 | 49 | 171 |
| 4 |  Algeria | 32 | 24 | 31 | 87 |
| 5 |  Tunisia | 30 | 29 | 30 | 89 |
| 6 |  Cameroon | 8 | 4 | 23 | 35 |
| 7 |  Senegal | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 |  Kenya | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 |  Ghana | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 11 |  Botswana | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 |  Angola | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 |  Madagascar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Libya | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 |  Zimbabwe | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lesotho | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 |  Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Cape Verde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Central African Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Seychelles | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 22 |  Namibia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 |  Congo | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Mali | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
 Zambia | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 26 |  Uganda | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 27 |  Benin | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | .svg.png){kind=small} DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Gabon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 Niger | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 Togo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 35 |  Sudan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 |  Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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External links
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.
- ↑ 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.
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