2018 African Youth Games

2018 African Youth Games
Nations	55
Athletes	3,300
Events	30 sports
Opening	18 July 2018
Closing	28 July 2018
Opened by	President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Ceremony venue	July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria
Website	web.archive.org/web/20180722135506/https://jajalger2018.org/fr/?lang=en
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The 3rd African Youth Games took place in Algiers, Algeria from 18 to 28 July 2018. The Games featured approximately 3,300 athletes from 55 African countries who competed in 30 sports.^[1] Algiers was awarded the games by Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa in 2014.^[2]

Participating nations

Sports

Thirty sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.^[3] Archery, athletics, beach volleyball, field hockey, rowing, and rugby sevens competition also served as qualification for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.^[4]

3x3 basketball (details)
Archery (details)
Athletics (details)
Badminton (details)
Boules (details)
Boxing (details)
Canoeing (details)
Cycling (details)
Equestrian (details)
Fencing (details)
Football (details)
Field hockey (details)
Gymnastics (details)
Handball (details)
Judo (details)
Karate (details)
Rowing (details)
Rugby sevens (details)
Sailing (details)
Shooting (details)
Swimming (details)
Table tennis (details)
Taekwondo (details)
Tennis (details)
Triathlon (details)
Volleyball (details)
- Beach volleyball (details)
Vovinam (details)
Weightlifting (details)
Wrestling (details)
Wushu (details)

Exhibition sports

Medal table

Host nation


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt (EGY)	103	57	44	204
2	Algeria (ALG)*	71	71	83	225
3	Tunisia (TUN)	36	46	54	136
4	Morocco (MAR)	29	37	39	105
5	Nigeria (NGR)	29	32	42	103
6	South Africa (RSA)	15	13	5	33
7	Ethiopia (ETH)	11	8	6	25
8	Mauritius (MRI)	8	9	13	30
9	Namibia (NAM)	8	7	13	28
10	Kenya (KEN)	6	4	5	15
11	Ivory Coast (CIV)	3	2	9	14
12	Mali (MLI)	2	0	3	5
13	Mozambique (MOZ)	2	0	0	2
14	Cameroon (CMR)	1	7	11	19
15	Botswana (BOT)	1	3	10	14
16	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	1	3	4	8
17	Zambia (ZAM)	1	2	1	4
18	Gabon (GAB)	1	1	3	5
19	Guinea (GUI)	1	1	2	4
20	The Gambia (GAM)	1	0	2	3
21	Angola (ANG)	0	4	3	7
22	Libya (LBA)	0	3	11	14
23	Ghana (GHA)	0	3	3	6
24	Burundi (BDI)	0	3	2	5
24	Uganda (UGA)	0	3	2	5
26	Rwanda (RWA)	0	2	1	3
26	Senegal (SEN)	0	2	1	3
28	Chad (CHA)	0	1	4	5
29	Madagascar (MAD)	0	1	3	4
30	Eritrea (ERI)	0	1	0	1
30	Liberia (LBR)	0	1	0	1
32	Seychelles (SEY)	0	0	3	3
33	Benin (BEN)	0	0	2	2
33	Togo (TOG)	0	0	2	2
35	Djibouti (DJI)	0	0	1	1
	Sierra Leone (SLE)	0	0	1	1
	Somalia (SOM)	0	0	1	1
	Sudan (SUD)	0	0	1	1
Totals (38 entries)		330	327	390	1,047

References

^ "Jeux africains de la jeunesse : le président la République décoré de l'ordre du Grand mérite du sport et de l'olympisme africain". Radio Algerierienne. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^ Butler, Nick. "Algiers awarded 3rd African Youth Games in 2018 after "impeccable bid"". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^ Pavitt, Michael. "African Youth Games begins with Opening Ceremony in Algiers". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^ "Planning". Jeux Africains Jeunesse. Retrieved 21 July 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[1] "Jeux africains de la jeunesse : le président la République décoré de l'ordre du Grand mérite du sport et de l'olympisme africain". Radio Algerierienne. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[2] Butler, Nick. "Algiers awarded 3rd African Youth Games in 2018 after "impeccable bid"". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[3] Pavitt, Michael. "African Youth Games begins with Opening Ceremony in Algiers". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[plan-4] "Planning". Jeux Africains Jeunesse. Retrieved 21 July 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

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