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2023 African Games

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The 13th African Games, also known as Accra 2023, were hosted by Ghana from 8–23 March 2024.[1] Despite having Accra as the main host city, the games were held in two sub-host cities:[2]Kumasi and Cape Coast.[3][4] The games were initially planned to be held in August 2023, however a failure to complete facilities on time and arguments over marketing revenue resulted in the games being delayed to March 2024.[5][6]

Bids

Ghana won the rights to host the event in October 2018.[9] In November 2021, Ghana signed an agreement with the African Union to host the event.[4]

Venues

Plans to build a new stadium for the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

The new Borteyman Sports Complex located in Borteyman, Accra is intended to be used for indoor sports.[11]

Marketing

The mascot, the logo and the website of the event were unveiled in December 2021.[19][20][21]

The mascot, known as Ɔkɔdeɛ (come on), is an anthropomorphic eagle wearing the Ghanaian Flag.[22][23]

Participating nations

From the 54 members of the ANOCA. 53 sent delegations to compete in the event, the only exception was Cape Verde. Also noteworthy was the presence of a delegation from the African Judo Union. This happened because the National Sports Federation in Angola was suspended and the country's athletes competed as neutrals in the sport. However, their 3 medals are added to the Angolan delegation in the final table.

Sports

Squash was expected to feature at the 13th African Games. But, when the final list of events, they were cut from the games program.[24][25] In February 2022, it was announced that cricket and arm wrestling will make its debut in the 2023 edition of the games.[26][27]Rugby union (sevens) is also set to make its debut.[28] A total of 23 sports games have been confirmed for the continental event.[29][30][31][32]

Demonstration sports:[33]

Calendar

The schedule for the Games was as follows.[34]

Medal table

Source:[35][36][37]

  *   Host nation (Ghana)

African Para Games

In January 2022, president of the International Paralympic CommitteeAndrew Parsons visited Ghana in support of the 2023 African Para Games which were also to be held in Ghana.[38][39]

Demonstration Sports

MMA

For the first time in the history of the games, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was introduced as a demonstration sport in the African Games. The event was conducted by Global Association Of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA). MMA athletes from all over the continent came to participate. Over a span of 2 days (11 and 12 March 2024) nearly 50 fights were conducted to finally crown the African Games Champions in their respective weight classes.[40]

The 2023 African Games MMA tournament included athletes from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.[41]

The final results of the 2023 African Games MMA tournament were announced by GAMMA on their website.[42]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "«Los XIII Juegos Africanos se celebrarán en Accra 2023 a pesar del cambio de fecha a 2024», revela el presidente del Comité Organizador Local . www.aipsmedia.com . Consultado el 8 de abril de 2023 .
  2. ↑ "Los Juegos Africanos se posponen hasta 2024 tras retrasos y desacuerdos" . www.insidethegames.biz . 24 de febrero de 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ghana anuncia que el país será sede de los Juegos Africanos de 2023" . 26 de octubre de 2018. Consultado el 19 de junio de 2019 .
  4. 1 2 Pavitt, Michael (12 de noviembre de 2021). "Ghana firma un acuerdo con la Unión Africana para albergar los Juegos Africanos de 2023" . InsideTheGames.biz . Recuperado el 26 de diciembre de 2021 .
  5. ↑ "Ghana aspira a ser sede de los Juegos Africanos a pesar de la crisis económica – DW – 06/04/2023" . dw.com . Consultado el 9 de abril de 2024 .
  6. ↑ "XIII Juegos Africanos en Ghana: Todo lo que necesitas saber – DW – 03/08/2024" . dw.com . Consultado el 9 de abril de 2024 .
  7. ↑ "Ghana presentará su candidatura para los Juegos Panafricanos de 2023" . GhanaWeb . Consultado el 16 de abril de 2018 .
  8. ^ "Nigeria lucha contra Ghana y Burkina Faso por el anfitrión de la AAG 2023 " . Toda África . Consultado el 21 de abril de 2018 .
  9. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (26 de octubre de 2018). "Ghana anuncia que el país será sede de los Juegos Africanos de 2023" . InsideTheGames.biz . Consultado el 26 de diciembre de 2021 .
  10. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (24 de julio de 2021). "Los planes de Ghana para construir un nuevo estadio para los Juegos Africanos de 2023 se abandonan debido a la COVID-19" . InsideTheGames.biz . Consultado el 26 de diciembre de 2021 .
  11. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (7 de marzo de 2022). "Propuesta para la creación de un departamento de medicina deportiva como parte del legado de Accra 2023" . InsideTheGames.biz . Consultado el 16 de marzo de 2022 .
  12. ↑ "El Complejo Deportivo Borteyman estará listo antes de los Juegos Africanos - Ofori-Atta lo promete" . The Ghana Report . 17 de noviembre de 2021. Consultado el 7 de junio de 2022 .
  13. ↑ "Se inaugura el Complejo Deportivo Borteyman" . Daily Graphic . Accra, Ghana.
  14. ↑ "Akufo-Addo inaugura el Complejo Deportivo Borteyman" . Sala de prensa de Citi . 13 de febrero de 2024.
  15. ↑ "El presidente Akufo-Addo inaugura las instalaciones deportivas de Borteyman; Ghana está lista para albergar los históricos XIII Juegos Africanos" . Joy Online . 14 de febrero de 2024.
  16. ↑ "El estadio de hockey de Ghana será modernizado a tiempo para los Juegos Africanos de 2023" . www.insidethegames.biz . 6 de enero de 2021. Consultado el 7 de junio de 2022 .
  17. 1 2 Vigah, John (8 de abril de 2022). "Ghana: Dr. Ofosu-Asare - Ghana será sede de los exitosos Juegos Africanos de Accra 2023" . allAfrica.com . Consultado el 7 de junio de 2022 .
  18. ↑ "Los wickets de césped de Achimota están listos para los Juegos Africanos de 2023, dice GCA" . The Guardian . Lagos, Nigeria. 9 de mayo de 2022. Consultado el 7 de junio de 2022 .
  19. ↑ "Descubre la mascota y el logotipo de los Juegos Africanos de 2023" . GhanaWeb . 16 de diciembre de 2021. Consultado el 26 de diciembre de 2021 .
  20. ↑ "Juegos Africanos 2023: El Comité Organizador presenta el logotipo oficial, la mascota y el sitio web" . ModernGhana . 16 de diciembre de 2021. Consultado el 26 de diciembre de 2021 .
  21. ↑ Burke, Patrick (3 de enero de 2022). "Accra 2023 presenta la mascota y el logotipo del águila en preparación para los primeros Juegos Africanos de Ghana" . InsideTheGames.biz . Consultado el 16 de marzo de 2022 .
  22. ↑ "Accra 2023 presenta la mascota y el logotipo del águila antes de los primeros Juegos Africanos de Ghana" . www.insidethegames.biz . 3 de enero de 2022. Consultado el 9 de enero de 2024 .
  23. ↑ "Logotipo y mascota" . XIII Juegos Africanos - Accra 2023. Consultado el 9 de enero de 2024 .
  24. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (13 de diciembre de 2021). "El squash se añade al programa de los Juegos Africanos de 2023 en Ghana" . InsideTheGames.biz . Consultado el 26 de diciembre de 2021 .
  25. ↑ "El squash se incluirá en los Juegos Africanos por primera vez en 20 años" . World Squash . 1 de diciembre de 2021. Consultado el 26 de diciembre de 2021 .
  26. ↑"Cricket to make its African Games Debut in 2023". Emerging Cricket. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  27. ↑"Cricket to feature in 2023 Africa Games". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  28. ↑Iveson, Ali (25 February 2022). "Cricket and arm wrestling included on 2023 African Games programme". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  29. ↑Iveson, Ali (25 February 2022). "Cricket and arm wrestling included on 2023 African Games programme". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  30. ↑"Ghana will be ready for 2023 African Games as work begins on new complex". Inside the Games. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  31. ↑"Disciplines". 13th African Games - Accra 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  32. ↑"TCAG & LOC unveil sports codes for 13th African Game". 13th African Games - Accra 2023. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  33. ↑Iveson, Ali (30 April 2022). "FITEQ eyes African Games engagement opportunities after inclusion as demonstration sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  34. ↑"Schedule & Results". 13th African Games, Accra 2023. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  35. ↑"African Games Medal Count". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  36. ↑"African Games Medal Count". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  37. ↑"African Games NOC Overview Egypt". Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  38. ↑Dowdeswell, Andrew (6 January 2022). "Parsons offers full IPC commitment to first-ever African Para Games in Ghana in 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  39. ↑Dowdeswell, Andrew (8 October 2021). "Ghana pledges to host first-ever African Paralympic Games in 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  40. ↑THEWILL, Jude Obafemi (16 March 2024). "Nigerian MMA Fighters Honoured After Stellar Performance At African Games". The Will. Nigeria. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  41. ↑"MMA teams and athletes announced for the African Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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