The 3rd All-Africa Games, alson known as Algiers 1978 was a multi-sport event played from 13 to 28 July 1978, in Algiers, Algeria. 45 countries from 49 independent African countries participated in twelve sports.
The 9th All-Africa Games, also known as Algiers 2007, took place from 11 to 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers became the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were also held there. Besides Algeria, only Nigeria had hosted the event twice, but with different host cities. 4,793 athletes from 52 nations took part in the 2007 Games.
The 1978 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Czechoslovakia from between 30 November-10 December 1978. East Germany won the tournament ahead of Soviet Union and Hungary.
The Handball competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held in Algiers, Algeria between 14 July and 21 July 2007.
The Arab States have tried to form unions of several non-political organizations. Sport has been one of the main activities used to unify Arabs. Several tournaments and games were created to let Arab participate in sports, in an effort to bring the members of the Arab world closer to each other.
Egypt competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. Egyptian competitors won two bronze medals at the Beijing Olympics.
The men's handball competition, one of two events of handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, in Sydney, took place at The Dome during the preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal matches. A total of 180 players, distributed among twelve national teams, participated in this tournament.
The 2011 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 8th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament ran from September 8–17, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique, contested by 12 national teams and won by Egypt.
The 1978 All-Africa Games football tournament was the 3rd edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 13–28 July 1978 as part of the 1978 All-Africa Games.
The 2007 All-Africa Games football – Women's tournament was the 2nd edition of the African Games men's football tournament for women. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria in July 2007 as part of the 2007 All-Africa Games. Six teams took part. The final was a repeat of the first one four years ago. Nigeria again beat South Africa.
The 2017 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament, held in Algiers, Algeria from 18 to 30 July 2017. It was the first time that Algeria staged the competition, and the third time that it was held in Africa.
The 2015 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 9th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from 10 to 19 September 2015 at the Palais des Sports Kintélé in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, contested by 11 national teams and won by Angola.
The 2015 edition of the Men's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 11th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from 10 to 19 September 2015 at the Palais des Sports Kintélé in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, contested by 10 national teams and won by Egypt.
The 1978 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 1st, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria, contested by 6 national teams and won by Algeria.
The 2007 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 7th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament ran from July 14−21 2007 in Algiers, Algeria, contested by 8 national teams and won by Angola.
The 1976 African Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 10 to 18 April 1976. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
The 1989 African Men's Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 17 to 27 July 1989. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1990 World Championship in Czechoslovakia.
The 2000 African Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 22 April to 1 May 2000. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2001 World Championship in France.
The handball events at the 1978 All-Africa Games were held in Algiers, Algeria from 13 to 28 July 1978. The competition included for the first time the women's tournament while the men's tournament is played for the third time.
The 2022 African Men's Handball Championship was the 25th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held from 11 to 18 July 2022 in Egypt. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden. Originally it was scheduled to be held in Morocco from 13 to 23 January 2022.
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