2018 African Youth Games

The 3rd African Youth Games took place in Algiers, Algeria from 18 to 28 July 2018. The Games featured approximately 3,300 athletes from 55 African countries who competed in 30 sports.[1] Algiers was awarded the games by Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa in 2014.[2]

2018 African Youth Games
Nations55
Athletes3,300
Events30 sports
Opening18 July 2018
Closing28 July 2018
Opened byPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Ceremony venueJuly 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20180722135506/https://jajalger2018.org/fr/?lang=en

Participating nations

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Sports

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Thirty sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.[3] Archery, athletics, beach volleyball, field hockey, rowing, and rugby sevens competition also served as qualification for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.[4]

Exhibition sports

Medal table

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  Host nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt (EGY)1035744204
2  Algeria (ALG)*717183225
3  Tunisia (TUN)364654136
4  Morocco (MAR)293739105
5  Nigeria (NGR)293242103
6  South Africa (RSA)1513533
7  Ethiopia (ETH)118625
8  Mauritius (MRI)891330
9  Namibia (NAM)871328
10  Kenya (KEN)64515
11  Ivory Coast (CIV)32914
12  Mali (MLI)2035
13  Mozambique (MOZ)2002
14  Cameroon (CMR)171119
15  Botswana (BOT)131014
16  Zimbabwe (ZIM)1348
17  Zambia (ZAM)1214
18  Gabon (GAB)1135
19  Guinea (GUI)1124
20  The Gambia (GAM)1023
21  Angola (ANG)0437
22  Libya (LBA)031114
23  Ghana (GHA)0336
24  Burundi (BDI)0325
  Uganda (UGA)0325
26  Rwanda (RWA)0213
  Senegal (SEN)0213
28  Chad (CHA)0145
29  Madagascar (MAD)0134
30  Eritrea (ERI)0101
  Liberia (LBR)0101
32  Seychelles (SEY)0033
33  Benin (BEN)0022
  Togo (TOG)0022
35  Djibouti (DJI)0011
  Sierra Leone (SLE)0011
  Somalia (SOM)0011
  Sudan (SUD)0011
Totals (38 entries)3303273901,047

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux africains de la jeunesse : le président la République décoré de l'ordre du Grand mérite du sport et de l'olympisme africain". Radio Algerierienne. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ^ Butler, Nick. "Algiers awarded 3rd African Youth Games in 2018 after "impeccable bid"". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael. "African Youth Games begins with Opening Ceremony in Algiers". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Planning". Jeux Africains Jeunesse. Retrieved 21 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
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