Badminton at the African Games explained

Badminton has been part of the African Games since 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria.

History

Badminton made its debut in the African Games in 2003. The first six nations to compete in badminton at the Games were Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and Seychelles. Six main events were held, which were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event.[1] In the 2023 Games, the mixed team event was cancelled.[2]

Editions

GamesYearCityBest nation
VIIII2003Abuja, Nigeria
IX2007Algiers, Algeria
X2011Maputo, Mozambique
XI2015Brazzaville,
Republic of the Congo
XII2019Rabat, Morocco
XIII2023Accra, Ghana

Events

Event030711151923Years
Men's singlesXXXXXX6
Men's doublesXXXXXX6
Women's singlesXXXXXX6
Women's doublesXXXXXX6
Mixed doublesXXXXXX6
Mixed teamXXXXX5
Total666665

Participating nations

Nation030711151923Years
XXXXX5
XX2
X1
X1
XXX3
XXX3
XXXXXX6
XX2
XXXX4
XX2
X1
X1
XXXX4
XXXXXX6
X1
X1
X1
XXXXXX6
X1
XXXXX5
XXXXXX6
XX2
X1
XXXXX5
XX2
Number of nations61013121714
Number of athletes

Winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doublesTeam
2003 Greg Okuonghae
Ibrahim Adamu
Michelle Edwards
Chantal Botts
Chris Dednam
Antoinette Uys
South Africa
2007 Nabil Lasmari Roelof Dednam
Chris Dednam
Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
Nigeria
2011 Jacob Maliekal Susan Ideh Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
Stacey Doubell
Annari Viljoen
Willem Viljoen
Annari Viljoen
2015 Kate Foo Kune Andries Malan
Willem Viljoen
Juliette Ah-Wan
Allisen Camille
Andries Malan
Jennifer Fry
Mauritius
2019 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Johanita Scholtz Aatish Lubah
Julien Paul
Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny
Koceila Mammeri
Linda Mazri
Nigeria
2023 Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel
Husina Kobugabe
Gladys Mbabazi
Koceila Mammeri
Tanina Mammeri
Not held

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evenements . https://web.archive.org/web/20080706131108/http://www.africa-badminton.com/badmintonaccueilcentre.htm#Evenements . 6 July 2008 . 6 May 2024 . Africa Badminton.
  2. Web site: 2024-03-04 . African Games: Badminton rescheduled to March 7 . 2024-05-05 . Happy Ghana . en-US.