Mauritius at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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Mauritius at the
2003 All-Africa Games
Flag of Mauritius.svg
IOC code MRI
NOC Mauritius Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)

Mauritius competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The country competed in sixteen events and won three bronze medals, all in badminton.

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Competitors

Mauritius competed in sixteen events, ten for men and six for women. [1]

Medal summary

The team won three bronze medals and were ranked joint thirty-first in the medal table alongside Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo. [2]

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 0033
Total0033

List of Medalists

Bronze Medal

MedalNameSportEventDateRef
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Stephan Beeharry Badminton Men's singles [3]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Stephan Beeharry
and Édouard Clarisse
Badminton Men's doubles [3]
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Shama Aboobakar
Stephan Beeharry
Édouard Clarisse
Anusha Dajee
Hyder Aboobakar
Amrita Sawaram
Badminton Teams [3]

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References

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  3. 1 2 3 "Le tableau des médailles 2003". Africa Badminton. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2020.