2003 All-Africa Games Explained
See main article: All-Africa Games.
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]
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:
Sports
22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:
External links
Notes and References
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3163464.stm All-Africa Games under way
- Web site: Adamu Named President for 2003 All-Africa Games Organising Committee . 15 December 2000 . Xinhua News Agency . 18 September 2009.
- Web site: Venues . 10 June 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040610012108/http://www.8allafricagames.org/Abuja_2003_sports_venues.htm . 10 June 2004 . dead .
- http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90779/6216252.html Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton
- http://www.olimpbase.org/2003f/2003in.html 8th All-Africa Games (men): Abuja 2003
