African Beach Games
| Abbreviation | ABG |
|---|---|
| First event | 2019 in Sal, Cape Verde |
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2023 in Hammamet, Tunisia |
| Purpose | Beach sports event for nations on the African continent |
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 President, Lassana Palenfo, in May 2015.[1]
All of the competing nations are for the African continent.
History
[edit]The first Games were held on the island of Sal, Cape Verde in June 2019.[2][3] In October 2021, Baseball5 was added as a full medal sport for the 2023 edition.[4]
Editions
[edit]
Host cities of the African Beach Games
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Start date | End date | Nations | Sports | Events | Top nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2019 | Sal |  Cape Verde | 14 June | 23 June | 45 | 11 | 28 |  Morocco (MAR) |
| II | 2023 | Hammamet |  Tunisia | 23 June | 30 June | 45 | 12 | 29 |  Algeria (ALG) |
| III | 2027 | Riaba |  Equatorial Guinea | Future event | |||||
Medals (2019-2023)
[edit]| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (ALG) | 20 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 2 | Morocco (MAR) | 17 | 13 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 |  Senegal (SEN) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 |  South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |  Cape Verde (CPV) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 |  Mali (MLI) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 The Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 |  Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 |  Benin (BEN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 |  Togo (TOG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
 Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 24 |  Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 |  Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 |  Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 87 | 86 | 93 | 266 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Palenfo encouraged to run for fourth term as ANOCA President as African Beach Games receives green light". 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Cape Verde set to be awarded African Beach Games at ANOCA General Assembly". 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Sal 2019 - 1st African Beach Games | Sal, Cape Verde". Sal 2019 - 1st African Beach Games | Sal, Cape Verde. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Baseball5 to be played at 2023 African Beach Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.