The African Artistic Gymnastics Championship (French: Championnats d'Afrique de gymnastique Artistique) is the top artistic gymnastics African tournament. Initially it was held roughly every two years but starting in 2021 it became a yearly event. It is governed by the African Gymnastics Union.
Editions | Year | Host City | Host Country | Date | Venue | No. of Athletes | Top Country |
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I | 1990 | Algiers | Algeria | Algeria | |||
II | 1992 | Casablanca | Morocco | Algeria | |||
III | 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | ||||
IV | 1998 | Walvis Bay | Namibia | ||||
V | 2000 | Tunis | Tunisia | Tunisia | |||
VI | 2002 | Algiers | Algeria | Algeria | |||
VII | 2004 | Thiès | Senegal | ||||
VIII | 2006 | Cape Town | South Africa | November 21–30, 2006 | South Africa | ||
IX | 2009 | Cairo | Egypt | January 29 – February 5, 2009 | Egypt | ||
X | 2010 | Walvis Bay | Namibia | March 3–5, 2010 | Egypt | ||
XI | 2012 | Tunis | Tunisia | April 11–14, 2012 | El Menzah Sports Palace | Egypt | |
XII | 2014 | Pretoria | South Africa | March 27–30, 2014 | University of Pretoria | Algeria | |
XIII | 2016 | Algiers | Algeria | March 23–26, 2016 | La Coupole d'Alger Arena | 63 | Algeria |
XIV | 2018 | Swakopmund | Namibia | May 9–12, 2018 | The Dome | 75 | Egypt |
XV | 2021 | Cairo | Egypt | May 26–27, 2021 | Nasr City Sporting Club | 28 | Egypt |
XVI | 2022 | Cairo | Egypt | July 8–11, 2022 | Cairo International Stadium | 79 | Egypt |
XVII | 2023 | Pretoria | South Africa | May 26–27, 2023 | Heartfelt Arena | 48 | Egypt |
XVIII | 2024 | Marrakesh [1] | Morocco | May 3–6, 2024 | |||
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