2014 African Youth Games
Nations51
Athletes2000
Events21 sports
Opening22 May 2014
Closing31 May 2014
Opened byThen, President Ian Khama[1]
Torch lighterNijel Amos
Ceremony venueBotswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana
Websitewww.gaborone2014.com[2]

The 2nd African Youth Games 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.[3] Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania 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.[4] 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[5]

Participating nations

Sports

Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.[6]

Venues

Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.[7]

Venue Name Sports
University of Botswana Olympic Swimming Pool Swimming
University of Botswana Stadium Rugby
Botswana National Stadium Athletics, Football, Rugby
National Tennis Centre Tennis
Gaborone Golf Club Golf
Gaborone Dam Canoeing, Rowing
Boipuso Hall Karate, Weightlifting
Ditshupo Hall Judo, Taekwondo
Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) Basketball, Table tennis
Otse Police College Triathlon, Badminton
Botho University - Multipurpose Hall Boxing
Sir SeretseKhama Barracks (SSKB) Football
BONA Courts Netball
Kgale Hill[8] Cycling - Mountain Bike
Roads of Gaborone[9] Cycling - Road cycling

Medal table

  Host nation[10]

  *   Host nation (Botswana)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt (EGY)44162989
2 South Africa (RSA)41252793
3 Nigeria (NGR)19101241
4 Algeria (ALG)15211248
5 Ethiopia (ETH)146727
6 Tunisia (TUN)13151543
7 Kenya (KEN)711725
8 Botswana (BOT)*661931
9 Morocco (MAR)4111025
10 Namibia (NAM)45514
11 Mauritius (MRI)310720
12 Madagascar (MAD)3328
13 Cameroon (CMR)3025
14 Libya (LBA)23510
15 Seychelles (SEY)2035
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)1539
17 Senegal (SEN)1315
18 Zimbabwe (ZIM)12710
19 Mali (MLI)1168
20 Uganda (UGA)1023
21 Chad (CHA)1012
22 Angola (ANG)1001
 São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)1001
24 Ghana (GHA)0819
25 Ivory Coast (CIV)05712
26 Republic of the Congo (CGO)0538
27 Zambia (ZAM)0437
28 Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)0303
29 Mozambique (MOZ)0224
30 Malawi (MAW)0101
 Tanzania (TAN)0101
32 Gabon (GAB)0044
33 Sierra Leone (SLE)0033
34 Burundi (BDI)0022
 Cape Verde (CPV)0022
 Guinea (GUI)0022
 Rwanda (RWA)0022
 Togo (TOG)0022
39 Lesotho (LES)0011
 Liberia (LBR)0011
 Sudan (SUD)0011
 Swaziland (SWZ)0011
Totals (42 entries)188182219589

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Gary (22 May 2014). "Botswana President Khama opens African Youth Games and calls for release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Botswana hailed for hosting successful youth games | Sunday Standard". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ^ Moustakas, Louis (24 November 2020). "Big games in small places: the African Youth Games and organisational capacity in Botswana sport federations". European Sport Management Quarterly. 23: 274–294. doi:10.1080/16184742.2020.1849341. ISSN 1618-4742. S2CID 229467246.
  6. ^ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website - Venues". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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