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2018 African Youth Games
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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]
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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
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Sports
Thirty sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.[3] Archery, athletics, Badiminton, beach volleyball, field hockey, rowing, and rugby sevens competition also served as qualification for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.[4]
3x3 basketball ()
Archery ()
Athletics ()
Badminton ()
Boules ()
Boxing ()
Canoeing ()
Cycling ()
Equestrian ()
Fencing ()
Football ()
Field hockey ()
Gymnastics ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Rowing ()
Rugby sevens ()
Sailing ()
Shooting ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Taekwondo ()
Tennis ()
Triathlon ()
Volleyball ()
Vovinam ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
Wushu ()
- Exhibition sports
Golf ()
Motocross ()
Sambo ()
Speed-ball ()
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