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
Nations participating55
Athletes participating3,300
Events30 sports
Opening ceremony18 July 2018
Closing ceremony28 July 2018
Officially opened byPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Ceremony venueJuly 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria
Websitejajalger2018.org

Participating nations

  •  Algeria (host) (432)
  •  Angola
  •  Benin
  •  Botswana
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Burundi
  •  Cameroon
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  Comoros
  •  Republic of the Congo
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Djibouti
  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  •  Egypt
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Eritrea
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Gabon
  •  The Gambia
  •  Ghana
  •  Guinea
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Kenya
  •  Lesotho
  •  Liberia
  •  Libya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritania
  •  Mauritius
  •  Morocco
  •  Mozambique
  •  Namibia
  •  Niger
  •  Nigeria
  •  Rwanda
  • Sahrawi Republic
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Senegal
  •  Seychelles
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
  •  South Africa
  •  South Sudan
  •  Sudan
  •  Eswatini
  •  Tanzania
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia (206)
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia
  •  Zimbabwe

Sports

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

  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 nations)3303273901047

References

  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.
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