The Afro-Asian Games were the series of inter-continental multi-sport competitions, held between athletes from Asia and Africa. These Games are one-of-a-kind, since no other sporting competition brings athletes from these two continents together for one event, excluding the Olympic Games. These Games are supposed to be held once every four years. They are jointly supervised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
| First event | 2003 Afro-Asian Games |
|---|---|
| Occur every | 4 years |
| Last event | 2003 Afro-Asian Games |
| Purpose | Multi sport event for nations of the Asian and African continents |
The Afro-Asian Games witness the participation of Asian and African National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with a few Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) nations. The inaugural Afro-Asian Games were held in 2003 in Hyderabad, India.
Cancellation
editAlgiers, Algeria was "ready" to host the second Afro-Asian Games, scheduled to be held from July to August 2007.[1] However, the Games were indefinitely postponed.[2] The President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Lassana Palenfo, said that:
It is impossible for us to host the Afro-Asian Games, as the Asians have failed to line up their gold medalists.[3]
List of Afro-Asian Games
edit| Year | Games | Host Country | Host City | Dates | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Top Ranked Nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | ||||||||
| 2003 | I |  India
|
Hyderabad | October 24 – November 1 | 96 | 2040 | 8 |  China
| ||
| 2007 | II |  Algeria
|
Algiers | Cancelled | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Host city of 2nd Afro-Asian Games". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "II AAG postponed??". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Second Afro-Asian Games Postponed". Xinhua. 2007-07-22. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.