2019 African Beach Games
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| File:2019 African Beach Games (logo).png | |
| Host city | Sal, Cape Verde |
|---|---|
| Nations | 45 |
| Events | 28 events in 11 sports |
| Opening | 14 June 2019 |
| Closing | 23 June 2019 |
| Website | sal2019.com |
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The 2019 African Beach Games were the inaugural edition of the international beach sports competition between the nations of Africa, organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The first Games were held on the island of Sal, Cape Verde in June 2019. In the ten-day competition, a total of 45 nations competed in 28 events across 11 sports. Teqball was also included as a demonstration sport on 18 June. The Games were awarded to the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC) at the ANOCA General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017.[1] The host contract was signed in March 2018 between the City Hall of Sal, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC), to carry out of the first African Beach Games 2019.[2]
Branding
The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.[3][4]
Venues
- Santa Maria Beach Park - 3×3 Basketball, Beach handball, Coastal rowing, Beach soccer, Football freestyle, Karate, Kiteboarding, Open water swimming, Teqball (demonstration)[5]
- Athletics Circuit - Athletics
- Arena 2 - Beach tennis, Beach volleyball
Participating nations
45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.[6]
- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (71)
- File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (7)
- File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin (2)
- File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (10)
- File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso (3)
- File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi (5)
- File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon (3)
- File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde (78)
- File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic (3)
- File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo (4)
- File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast (8)
- File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti (22)
- File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (2)
- File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea (10)
- File:Flag of The Gambia.svg The Gambia (6)
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (10)
- File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea (6)
- File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau (3)
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (40)
- File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho (2)
- File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia (1)
- File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya (6)
- File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar (2)
- File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi (2)
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali (9)
- File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania (5)
- File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius (11)
- File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (39)
- File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (5)
- File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (10)
- File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger (4)
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (34)
- File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (1)
- File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (14)
- File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles (7)
- File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone (25)
- File:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan (6)
- File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan (2)
- File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania (2)
- File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo (26)
- File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (35)
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (2)
- File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (1)
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (2)
Calendar
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
| June | 14th Fri |
15th Sat |
16th Sun |
17th Mon |
18th Tue |
19th Wed |
20th Thu |
21st Fri |
22nd Sat |
23rd Sun |
Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||
| File:3x3 basketball pictogram.svg 3x3 basketball | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| File:Beach handball pictogram.svg Beach handball | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| File:Beach soccer pictogram.svg Beach soccer | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| File:Tennis pictogram.svg Beach tennis | ● | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| File:Coastal rowing pictogram.svg Coastal rowing | ● | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| File:Football pictogram.svg Football freestyle | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| File:Karate pictogram.svg Karate | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| File:Kiteboarding pictogram.svg Kiteboarding | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| File:Open water swimming pictogram.svg Open water swimming | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Daily medal events | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |
| Cumulative total | 2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| June | 14th Fri |
15th Sat |
16th Sun |
17th Mon |
18th Tue |
19th Wed |
20th Thu |
21st Fri |
22nd Sat |
23rd Sun |
Events | |
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Medal table
* Host nation (Cape Verde)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde (CPV)* | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius (MRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali (MLI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo (TOG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 87 | |
Results
3×3 Basketball
Athletics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's half marathon | Robert Chemonges File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda |
Charles Yosei Muneria File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya |
Abdillahi Bouh Moumin File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti |
| Women's half marathon | Riham Senani File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
Lavinia Haitope File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia |
Priscilla Chelangat File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda |
Beach handball
Beach soccer
Beach tennis
Beach volleyball
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (MOZ) Delcio Soares Aldevino Nguvo |
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (GHA) Samuel Essilfie Kelvin Carboo |
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) Mohammed Abicha Zouheir El Graoui |
| Women's team | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) Nora Nezha Jihane Darrhar Imane Zeroual |
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (NAM) Julia Laggner Kim Seebach |
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN) Naomie Too Gaudencia Makokha |
Coastal rowing
Football freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual battles | Othmane Djedidi File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco |
Nicholas Barros File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde |
Noureddine Saïdi File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
| Men's individual routines | Nicholas Barros File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde |
Noureddine Saïdi File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
Othmane Djedidi File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco |
Karate
Kitesurfing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's boardercross | Jean Lauri Fenouillot File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius |
Luis Drany Clair File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius |
Ahmed Boudjatit File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
| Men's foilracing | Jean Lauri Fenouillot File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius |
Hicham Tirya File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco |
Luis Duarte File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde |
Open water swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5 km | Mathy Mathieu Ben Rahou File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco |
Haithem Mbarki File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
Ali Merouane Betka File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
| Women's 5 km | Sara Moualfi File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
Alya Gara File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
Ayat Allah Elanouar File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco |
Demonstration result
Teqball
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Hubert Noah Essomba Gregory Tchami-Djomaha |
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Thankgod Adindu Emmanuel Nwabueze |
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Ekson da Graça Rodirley Duarte |
References
- ↑ "Cape Verde set to be awarded African Beach Games at ANOCA General Assembly". 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ "Sal: City Hall formalizes agreement to host the 2019 African Beach Games - Inforpress". Inforpress. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ↑ "Logo and mascot".
- ↑ Isabirye, David (2019-03-22). "Kretxeu: The official mascot of 2019 African Beach Games". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ↑ "Inaugural African Beach Games poised to begin in Cape Verde".
- ↑ "Countries".
- ↑ Daniel Etchells (18 June 2019). "Cameroonian duo triumph as teqball demonstration event takes place at African Beach Games". Inside the Games.