The 2019

African Beach Games The African Beach Games is a continental multi-sport event held among athletes from the Africa. The Games are organised under the governance of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The Games were announced by the ANOCA ...

were the inaugural edition of the international

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competition between the nations of

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, organised by the

Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (acronym: ANOCA; french: Association des Comités Nationaux Olympiques d'Afrique, ACNOA, ar, رابطة اللجان الأولمبية الوطنية في إفريقيا) is an internati ...

(ANOCA). The first Games were held on the island of Sal,

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in June 2019. In the ten-day competition, a total of 45 nations competed in 28 events across 11 sports.

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was also included as a

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on 18 June. The Games were awarded to the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC) at the ANOCA General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017. The host contract was signed in March 2018 between the City Hall of Sal, the

(ANOCA) and the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC), to carry out of the first African Beach Games 2019.

Branding

The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.

Venues

* Santa Maria Beach Park - 3×3 Basketball, Beach handball, Coastal rowing, Beach soccer, Football freestyle, Karate, Kiteboarding, Open water swimming, Teqball (demonstration) * 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Calendar

Medal table

Results

3×3 Basketball

Athletics

Beach handball

Beach soccer

Beach tennis

Beach volleyball

Coastal rowing

Football freestyle

Karate

Kitesurfing

Open water swimming

Demonstration result

Teqball

References

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External links

Results

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