African Youth Games

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African Youth Games
AbbreviationAYG
First event 2010
Occur every4 years
Last event 2018

The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco. [1] [2] This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, current director of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. The idea came in 2006, but the first African Youth Games only occurred in 2010.

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Editions

Africa location map.svg
Host cities of the African Youth Games
GamesYearHost CityHost CountryStart DateEnd DateNationsAthletesSportsTop Country On Medal Table
I 2010 Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 13 June18 July40100816Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
II 2014 Gaborone Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 22 May31 May542500 [3] 20 [4] Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt [5]
III 2018 Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 19 July28 July54309835Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt [6]
2022 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 26 August6 September [7] Cancelled
IV 2025 Luanda Flag of Angola.svg Angola [8] 10 December20 DecemberFuture event

See also

References

  1. "Jeux africains de la jeunesse au Maroc". Le Figaro. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  2. "Jeux africains de la Jeunesse : Clôture en apothéose". Al Bayane. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "Gaborone 2014 – 2nd African Youth Games .:: About us ::". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  4. "www.gaborone2014.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Egypt finish top of African Youth Games medal table after triathlon gold". 28 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  7. "ANOCA NEWSLETTER MARCH 2022". ANOCA. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. "ANOCA virtual extraordinary general assembly discusses the African School Games and the African Youth Games 2025". ANOCA. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-06-08.