2014 African Youth Games

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2014 African Youth Games
File:2014 African Youth Games Logo.png
Nations51
Athletes2000
Events21 sports
Opening22 May 2014
Closing31 May 2014
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]

Participating nations

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 (Botswana)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (EGY)44162989
2File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA)41252793
3File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR)19101241
4File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (ALG)15211248
5File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (ETH)146727
6File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (TUN)13151543
7File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN)711725
8File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (BOT)*661931
9File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR)4111025
10File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (NAM)45514
11File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius (MRI)310720
12File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar (MAD)3328
13File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon (CMR)3025
14File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya (LBA)23510
15File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles (SEY)2035
16File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)1539
17File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (SEN)1315
18File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (ZIM)12710
19File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali (MLI)1168
20File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA)1023
21File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad (CHA)1012
22File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (ANG)1001
File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)1001
24File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (GHA)0819
25File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast (CIV)05712
26File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo (CGO)0538
27File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (ZAM)0437
28File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)0303
29File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (MOZ)0224
30File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi (MAW)0101
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania (TAN)0101
32File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (GAB)0044
33File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone (SLE)0033
34File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi (BDI)0022
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde (CPV)0022
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea (GUI)0022
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (RWA)0022
File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo (TOG)0022
39File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho (LES)0011
File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia (LBR)0011
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan (SUD)0011
File:Flag of Swaziland.svg Swaziland (SWZ)0011
Totals (42 entries)188182219589

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. ↑ "Botswana hailed for hosting successful youth games | Sunday Standard". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Moustakas, Louis (24 November 2020). "Big games in small places: the African Youth Games and organisational capacity in Botswana sport federations". European Sport Management Quarterly. 23: 274–294. doi:10.1080/16184742.2020.1849341. ISSN 1618-4742. S2CID 229467246.
  6. ↑ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website - Venues". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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