African Military Games
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| First event | 2002 African Military Games in Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Occur every | 10 years |
| Last event | 2024 African Military Games in Abuja, Nigeria |
| Next event | TBD |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the African continent |
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| Sports (details) | |
The African Military Games is a multi-sport event contested by military athletes from African nations.
History
On 2002, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) with the collaboration of the Organization of Military Sport in Africa (OSMA) decided to organise the first African Military Games in Nairobi, Kenya. Thirty-two African nations, four of which were present as observers, took part in the first edition, indeed, Africa is the first continent represented in CISM to have organised a multisport event on such a scale. The first African Military Games, attended also by many African Political and sports figures. Witch generated huge added value in terms of visibility for OSMA on the continent.
List of African Military Games
Host cities of the African Para Games
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Opened by[lower-alpha 1] | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Nairobi | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | Daniel arap Moi | 17 April | 27 April | 32 | 1562 | 11 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR) | [1] | |
| – | 2006 | Tunis | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | Canceled | [2] | |||||||
| – | 2012 | Abuja | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | [3] | ||||||||
| 2 | 2024 | Abuja | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | Kashim Shettima[lower-alpha 2] | 18 November | 30 November | 20 | 1625 | 19 | [4][5] | ||
| 3 | TBD | TBD | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | [6] | ||||||||
Notes:
- ↑ Names & offices in italics reflect an opener who was not head of state when opening the Games. If the office is partially italicized, the non-italicized portion is the office & name of the head of state being represented.
- ↑ Vice President of Nigeria, representing Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Sports
- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery ()
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics ()
- File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball ()
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ()
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling ()
- File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing ()
- File:Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey ()
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football ()
- File:Golf pictogram.svg Golf ()
- File:Handball pictogram.svg Handball ()
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()
- File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting ()
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming ()
- File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo ()
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball ()
- File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling ()
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See also
References
- ↑ Kenya: Nairobi To Host Africa Military Games. Kenya Daily Nation (2000-03-20). Retrieved on 2015-01-27.
- ↑ "RSLAF To Participate In 2nd African Military Games". Night Watch Newspaper. Alpha Barrie. 17 June 2024.
- ↑ Nigeria to host All Africa Military Games in 2012. Nigeria Vanguard (2011-10-19). Retrieved on 2015-01-27.
- ↑ "Home - Welcome To AMGA 2024". 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ↑ "Tinubu declares 2nd African Military Games open, harps on unity". Premium Times. Agency Report. 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "Algeria To Host 3rd Africa Military Games". Leadership. Salifu Usman and Leadership News. 1 December 2024.
External links
- The African Military Games - cismafrica-osma.org