The 2nd
African Youth Games
The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco.
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took place in
Gaborone,
Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports.
Gambia
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Eritrea
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Mauritania
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were the only African countries absent from the Games.
The Botswana African Youth Games Organising Committee (BAYGOC) was charged with organising the Games and was headed by Regina Sikalesele Vaka as Chairman while Tuelo Daniel Serufho led the Secretariat as its chief executive officer.
The Games were largely perceived as a success and helped boost the profile of certain sports. In addition, certain sporting codes benefited by receiving material or equipment, but the Botswana National Olympic Committee and other federations were also reportedly left with debt following the event
Bidding process
Logo
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Sports
Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.
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Venues
Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.
Medal table
Calendar
Participating nations
References
External links
Daily NewsOfficial site(archived)
Results(archived)
African Youth Games
Multi-sport events in Botswana
African Youth Games
The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco.
This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, cu ...
African Youth Games
The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco.
This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, cu ...
Youth Games
21st century in Gaborone
International sports competitions hosted by Botswana
2014 in youth sport
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