This is a list of sports played in the African Games and the major affiliated games organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
The African Games is the major multi-sports competition in Africa. This is a list of sports played in the games. [1]
This is a list of sports played in the African Youth Games.
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Sport (Discipline) | Body | 10 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World | Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3x3 basketball | FIBA | FIBA Africa | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swimming | FINA | CANA | x | 25 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Archery | WA | WAA | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athletics | IAAF | CAA | 13 | 46 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Badminton | BWF | BCA | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boules | FIPJP | CASB | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing | AIBA | AFBC | x | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slalom canoeing | ICF | CAC | x | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sprint canoeing | x | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mountain biking | UCI | CAC | x | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Road cycling | x | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track cycling | x | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equestrian | FEI | ACES | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fencing | FIE | AFC | x | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Field hockey | FIH | AfHF | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Football | FIFA | CAF | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Golf | IGF | AGC | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Artistic gymnastics | FIG | AGU | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerobic gymnastics | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handball | IHF | CAHB | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judo | IJF | AJU | x | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Karate | WKF | UFAK | x | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netball | INF | CANA | x | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rowing | ISSF | FASA | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby sevens | IRB | CAR | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing | ISAF | ASCON | x | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shooting | ISSF | ASSF | x | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis | ITTF | CAT | x | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taekwondo | WTF | AFTU | x | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennis | ITF | CAT | x | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Triathlon | ITU | ATU | 6 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball | FIVB | CAVB | x | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beach volleyball | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weightlifting | IWF | WFA | x | 6 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wrestling - Freestyle | UWW | CALA | x | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wrestling - Greco-Roman | x | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total events |
x: Not known
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