2003 All-Africa Games
Multi-sport event in Abuja, Nigeria
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The 8th All Africa Games, also known as Abuja 2003, were held from 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 | 53 |
| Events | 22 sports |
| Opening | 5 October 2003 |
| Closing | 17 October 2003 |
| Opened by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Main venue | Abuja Stadium |
| Website | 8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org |
Venues
List of Venues:[3]
- National 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:
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Ivory Coast
DR Congo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Seychelles
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Sports
22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:
Athletics ()
Badminton () [4]
Baseball ()
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
Chess () [5]
Cycling ()
Field hockey ()
Football ()
Gymnastics ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Softball ()
Squash ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Tennis ()
Taekwondo ()
Volleyball ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
- Special Sports:
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Medal standings
* Host nation (Nigeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria (NGR)* | 85 | 90 | 65 | 240 |
| 2 |  Egypt (EGY) | 80 | 62 | 72 | 214 |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) | 63 | 59 | 49 | 171 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 32 | 24 | 31 | 87 |
| 5 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 89 |
| 6 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 8 | 4 | 23 | 35 |
| 7 |  Senegal (SEN) | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 |
| 8 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 |  Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 |  Ghana (GHA) | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 11 |  Botswana (BOT) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 |  Angola (ANG) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Libya (LBA) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 |  Lesotho (LES) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Central African Republic (CAF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 22 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 |  Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 26 |  Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 27 |  Benin (BEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 |  Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 The Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 Niger (NIG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 35 |  Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 |  Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 entries) | 338 | 328 | 398 | 1,064 | |
