African Beach Games
Multi-sport event in Africa
Abbreviation | ABG |
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First event | 2019 in Sal, Cape Verde |
Occur every | four years |
Last event | 2023 in Hammamet, Tunisia |
Purpose | Beach sports event for nations on the African continent |
The African Beach Games is a continental multi-sport event held among athletes from the Africa. The Games are organised under the governance of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The Games were announced by the ANOCA President, Lassana Palenfo, in May 2015.[1]
All of the competing nations are for the African continent.
History
The first Games were held on the island of Sal, Cape Verde in June 2019.[2][3] In October 2021, Baseball5 was added as a full medal sport for the 2023 edition.[4]
Editions
![African Beach Games is located in Africa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/700px-Africa_location_map.svg.png)
![African Beach Games](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![African Beach Games](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
2019
2023
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Host cities of the African Beach GamesEdition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Start date | End date | Nations | Sports | Events | Top nation |
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I | 2019 | Sal | ![]() | 14 June | 23 June | 45 | 11 | 28 | ![]() |
II | 2023 | Hammamet | ![]() | 23 June | 30 June | 45 | 12 | 29 | ![]() |
III | 2027 | Riaba | ![]() | Future event |
Medals (2019-2023)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 20 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
2 | ![]() | 17 | 13 | 8 | 38 |
3 | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (30 entries) | 87 | 86 | 93 | 266 |
See also
References
- ^ "Palenfo encouraged to run for fourth term as ANOCA President as African Beach Games receives green light". 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Cape Verde set to be awarded African Beach Games at ANOCA General Assembly". 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Sal 2019 - 1st African Beach Games | Sal, Cape Verde". Sal 2019 - 1st African Beach Games | Sal, Cape Verde. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Baseball5 to be played at 2023 African Beach Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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Events of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
- African Games
- African Youth Games
- African Beach Games