The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in

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. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed

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. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian

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Venues

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– Athletics, Football (finals), Para sports * Main Gymnasium, ASC – Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Para sports * Racket Squash Courts (ASC) – Squash * Main Swimming Pool – Swimming, Para sports * Gymnasium (ASC) – Taekwondo * Main Sports Hall (ASC) – Volleyball, Para sports * Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton, Abuja – Badminton, Para sports, Wrestling * Old Parade Ground – Baseball, Softball * Scorpion Sports Hall, Guards Brigade – Basketball * International Conference Centre – Boxing * Agura Hotel – Chess * Roads – Cycling * Lagos – Football * Kaduna – Football * Bauchi – Football * Calabar – Football * Hockey Stadium, Hockey Training Pitch – Hockey * Yakubu Gowon Barracks – Squash * Congress Hall, Hilton – Table tennis * National Centre for Women's Development – Weightlifting, Para sports

Participating nations

Among the countries that participated at the 2003 All Africa Games were: * * * * * * * * * * *

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Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

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Sports

22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them: * * * * * *8th All-Africa Games (men): Abuja 2003
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Medal standings

References

External links

List of Ghana athletes at the 2003 All-Africa GamesVarious results – sports123.com

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