 | |
| Nations | 55 |
|---|---|
| Athletes | 3,300 |
| Events | 30 sports |
| Opening | 18 July 2018 |
| Closing | 28 July 2018 |
| Opened by | President Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Ceremony venue | July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |
| Website | web |
The 3rd African Youth Games took place in Algiers, Algeria from 18 to 28 July 2018. The Games featured approximately 3,300 athletes from 55 African countries who competed in 30 sports. [1] Algiers was awarded the games by Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa in 2014. [2]
Algeria (host) (432)
Angola 
Benin 
Botswana 
Burkina Faso 
Burundi 
Cameroon 
Cape Verde 
Central African Republic 
Chad 
Comoros 
Republic of the Congo 
Ivory Coast 
Djibouti 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
Egypt 
Equatorial Guinea 
Eritrea 
Ethiopia 
Gabon 
The Gambia 
Ghana 
Guinea 
Guinea-Bissau 
Kenya 
Lesotho 
Liberia 
Libya 
Madagascar 
Malawi 
Mali 
Mauritania 
Mauritius 
Morocco 
Mozambique 
Namibia 
Niger 
Nigeria 
Rwanda 
Sahrawi Republic 
São Tomé and Príncipe 
Senegal 
Seychelles 
Sierra Leone 
Somalia 
South Africa 
South Sudan 
Sudan 
Eswatini 
Tanzania 
Togo 
Tunisia (206)
Uganda 
Zambia 
Zimbabwe Thirty sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games. [3] Archery, athletics, beach volleyball, field hockey, rowing, and rugby sevens competition also served as qualification for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. [4]
3x3 basketball ()
Archery ()
Athletics ()
Badminton ()
Boules ()
Boxing ()
Canoeing ()
Cycling ()
Equestrian ()
Fencing ()
Football ()
Field hockey ()
Gymnastics ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Rowing ()
Rugby sevens ()
Sailing ()
Shooting ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Taekwondo ()
Tennis ()
Triathlon ()
Volleyball () 
Vovinam ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
Wushu ()
Golf ()
Motocross ()
Sambo ()
Speed-ball ()Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 103 | 57 | 44 | 204 |
| 2 | Algeria (ALG)* | 71 | 71 | 83 | 225 |
| 3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 36 | 46 | 54 | 136 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 29 | 37 | 39 | 105 |
| 5 | Nigeria (NGR) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 103 |
| 6 | South Africa (RSA) | 15 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Mauritius (MRI) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 9 | Namibia (NAM) | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 10 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 | Mali (MLI) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 15 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 16 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Gabon (GAB) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | The Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Angola (ANG) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 23 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 26 | Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 | Chad (CHA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 35 | Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (38 entries) | 330 | 327 | 390 | 1047 | |
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