2014 African Youth Games

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2014 African Youth Games
2014 African Youth Games Logo.png
Nations participating51
Athletes participating2000
Events21 sports
Opening ceremony22 May 2014
Closing ceremony31 May 2014
Officially opened byThen, President Ian Khama[1]
Torch lighterNijel Amos
Ceremony venueBotswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana
Websitewww.gaborone2014.com[2]

The 2nd African Youth Games took place in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports.[3] Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only African countries absent from the Games.

The Botswana African Youth Games Organising Committee (BAYGOC) was charged with organising the Games and was headed by Regina Sikalesele Vaka as Chairman while Tuelo Daniel Serufho led the Secretariat as its chief executive officer.

The Games were largely perceived as a success and helped boost the profile of certain sports.[4] In addition, certain sporting codes benefited by receiving material or equipment, but the Botswana National Olympic Committee and other federations were also reportedly left with debt following the event[5]

Bidding process[]

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Sports[]

Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.[6]

Venues[]

Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.[7]

Venue Name Sports
University of Botswana Olympic Swimming Pool Swimming
University of Botswana Stadium Rugby
Botswana National Stadium Athletics, Football, Rugby
National Tennis Centre Tennis
Gaborone Golf Club Golf
Gaborone Dam Canoeing, Rowing
Boipuso Hall Karate, Weightlifting
Ditshupo Hall Judo, Taekwondo
Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) Basketball, Table tennis
Otse Police College Triathlon, Badminton
Botho University - Multipurpose Hall Boxing
Sir SeretseKhama Barracks (SSKB) Football
BONA Courts Netball
Kgale Hill[8] Cycling - Mountain Bike
Roads of Gaborone[9] Cycling - Road cycling

Medal table[]

  Host nation[10]

  *   Host nation ()

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  (EGY)44162989
2  (RSA)41252793
3  (NGR)19101241
4  (ALG)15211248
5  (ETH)146727
6  (TUN)13151543
7  (KEN)711725
8  (BOT)*661931
9  (MAR)4111025
10  (NAM)45514
11  (MRI)310720
12  (MAD)3328
13  (CMR)3025
14  (LBA)23510
15  (SEY)2035
16  (COD)1539
17  (SEN)1315
18  (ZIM)12710
19  (MLI)1168
20  (UGA)1023
21  (CHA)1012
22  (ANG)1001
  (STP)1001
24  (GHA)0819
25  (CIV)05712
26  (CGO)0538
27  (ZAM)0437
28  (GEQ)0303
29  (MOZ)0224
30  (MAW)0101
  (TAN)0101
32  (GAB)0044
33  (SLE)0033
34  (BDI)0022
  (CPV)0022
  (GUI)0022
  (RWA)0022
  (TOG)0022
39  (LES)0011
  (LBR)0011
  (SUD)0011
  (SWZ)0011
Totals (42 nations)188182219589

Calendar[]

Participating nations[]

References[]

  1. ^ Anderson, Gary (22 May 2014). "Botswana President Khama opens African Youth Games and calls for release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ editor, Online. "Botswana hailed for hosting successful youth games | Sunday Standard". Retrieved 2020-12-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Moustakas, Louis (2020-11-24). "Big games in small places: the African Youth Games and organisational capacity in Botswana sport federations". European Sport Management Quarterly: 1–21. doi:10.1080/16184742.2020.1849341. ISSN 1618-4742. S2CID 229467246.
  6. ^ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website - Venues". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  8. ^ http://www.gaborone2014.com/common_up/baygoc/doc_4.pdf
  9. ^ http://www.gaborone2014.com/common_up/baygoc/doc_5.pdf
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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