Mali at the 2003 All-Africa Games explained
| Noc: | MLI |
| Nocname: | Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Games: | All-Africa Games |
| Location: | Abuja |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 5 |
| Rank: | 23 |
| Appearances: | - 1965
- 1973
- 1978
- 1987
- 1991
- 1995
- 1999
- 2003
- 2011
- 2011
- 2015
- 2019
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Mali competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The country’s team won six medals and came joint twenty-third in the medal table. The country competed in the first women’s football tournament in the history of the Games, and came fourth. Bourama Mariko won a silver medal in karate, and the team gained four bronze medals in taekwondo.
Competitors
Mali entered twenty nine events, twenty one for women and eight for men.[1] After the previous two tournaments, where the country had only won a silver and two bronze medals respectively, the team was determined to bring back more medals. In the first women’s football tournament of the Games, the Malian team qualified in Group B, coming second to South Africa, but losing to Cameroon in the bronze medal play-off.[2] Meanwhile, Moussa Konate competed in heavyweight boxing.[3] In track and field, ten athletes competed in nine events, Oumar Diarra coming fourth in the 400 metres hurdles, Kadiatou Camara coming fifth in the long jump, Oumou Traore coming eighth in the discus and Kadiatou Camara reaching the semi-final of the 100 metres.[4] The greatest hope, however, for the country lay in judo, and particularly Bourama Mariko, who went on to win the country’s only silver medal at the Games.[5] At the same time, four competitors entered the karate tournament, Mamadou Ba Gueye, N’Fau Fofana, Samir Haidara and Tiekoura Sinayoko, laying foundations for the success in the sport at the following 2007 Games.[6] [7]
Medal summary
Mali won six medals, a silver and five bronze medals, and was ranked joint twenty third in the final medal table alongside Congo and Zambia.[8]
Medal table
| width=200 | Sport | bgcolor=gold width=60 | Gold | bgcolor=silver width=60 | Silver | bgcolor=#cc9966 width=70 | Bronze | width=60 | Total |
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| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
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Bronze Medal
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | Ref |
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| | | | 16 October 2003 | [11] [12] |
| | | | 17 October 2003 | |
| | | | 17 October 2003 | |
| | | | 18 October 2003 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Number of Entries by Country. 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20031025234317/http://www.8allafricagames.org/ZZ0000000.html. 25 October 2003. 2003. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: All Africa Games - Women's Football Tables. BBC. 2003. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: Men's Heavy -91 Kg Boxing - Entry List With Exact Weight / Hommes Lourds -91 Kg Boxe - Liste Des Inscriptions Avec Poids Exact. 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20040406032552/http://www.8allafricagames.org/slum16.htm. 6 April 2004. 2004. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: Fuchs. Carole. All Africa Games Abuja (Nigeria) 11-16 October 2003. africathle. 10 June 2020.
- News: Loma. Bruno. Judo : Le Mali abritera deux grandes compétitions internationales. Le Republican. 11 May 2009. French.
- Web site: Entry List Karate / Liste des Inscriptions Karate . 8allafricagames.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20040621142811/http://www.8allafricagames.org/KT0000000.html. 21 June 2004. 2003. 10 June 2020.
- News: Bolly. Moussa. Jeux Africains " ALGER-2007 " : Le Mali s'offre une première médaille d'or. Les Echos. 19 July 2007. French.
- Web site: All Africa Games > Abuja 2003 > Medal Table. bestsports. 2020. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: Medallists Judo / Médaillés Judo . 8allafricagames.org . 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040419062703/http://www.8allafricagames.org/JU0000000. 19 April 2004. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: 8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Karate. 8allafricagames.org. 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402065740/http://www.8allafricagames.org/Library/JUDO.htm . 2 April 2004 . 10 June 2020.
- Web site: Medallists Taekwondo / Médaillés Taekwondo. 8allafricagames.org. 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031102231922/http://www.8allafricagames.org/TK0000000.html . 2 November 2003. 10 June 2020.
- Web site: 8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Taekwondo . 8allafricagames.org . 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031005052319/http://www.8allafricagames.org/Library/TAEKWONDO.htm . 5 October 2003 . 10 June 2020.
