2014 African Youth Games

2014 African Youth Games
Nations	51
Athletes	2000
Events	21 sports
Opening	22 May 2014
Closing	31 May 2014
Opened by	Then, President Ian Khama
Torch lighter	Nijel Amos
Ceremony venue	Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana
Website	www.gaborone2014.com
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Last updated January 07, 2024

The 2nd African Youth Games took place in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports.^[3] Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only African countries absent from the Games.

The Games were largely perceived as a success and helped boost the profile of certain sports.^[4] In addition, certain sporting codes benefited by receiving material or equipment, but the Botswana National Olympic Committee and other federations were also reportedly left with debt following the event^[5]

Sports

Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.^[6]

Venues

Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.^[7]

Venue Name	Sports
University of Botswana Olympic Swimming Pool	Swimming
University of Botswana Stadium	Rugby
Botswana National Stadium	Athletics, Football, Rugby
National Tennis Centre	Tennis
Gaborone Golf Club	Golf
Gaborone Dam	Canoeing, Rowing
Boipuso Hall	Karate, Weightlifting
Ditshupo Hall	Judo, Taekwondo
Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC)	Basketball, Table tennis
Otse Police College	Triathlon, Badminton
Botho University - Multipurpose Hall	Boxing
Sir SeretseKhama Barracks (SSKB)	Football
BONA Courts	Netball
Kgale Hill ^[8]	Cycling - Mountain Bike
Roads of Gaborone ^[9]	Cycling - Road cycling

Medal table

Host nation^[10]

* Host nation (Botswana)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt (EGY)	44	16	29	89
2	South Africa (RSA)	41	25	27	93
3	Nigeria (NGR)	19	10	12	41
4	Algeria (ALG)	15	21	12	48
5	Ethiopia (ETH)	14	6	7	27
6	Tunisia (TUN)	13	15	15	43
7	Kenya (KEN)	7	11	7	25
8	Botswana (BOT)*	6	6	19	31
9	Morocco (MAR)	4	11	10	25
10	Namibia (NAM)	4	5	5	14
11	Mauritius (MRI)	3	10	7	20
12	Madagascar (MAD)	3	3	2	8
13	Cameroon (CMR)	3	0	2	5
14	Libya (LBA)	2	3	5	10
15	Seychelles (SEY)	2	0	3	5
16	Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)	1	5	3	9
17	Senegal (SEN)	1	3	1	5
18	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	1	2	7	10
19	Mali (MLI)	1	1	6	8
20	Uganda (UGA)	1	0	2	3
21	Chad (CHA)	1	0	1	2
22	Angola (ANG)	1	0	0	1
22	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	1	0	0	1
24	Ghana (GHA)	0	8	1	9
25	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	5	7	12
26	Republic of the Congo (CGO)	0	5	3	8
27	Zambia (ZAM)	0	4	3	7
28	Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)	0	3	0	3
29	Mozambique (MOZ)	0	2	2	4
30	Malawi (MAW)	0	1	0	1
30	Tanzania (TAN)	0	1	0	1
32	Gabon (GAB)	0	0	4	4
33	Sierra Leone (SLE)	0	0	3	3
34	Burundi (BDI)	0	0	2	2
	Cape Verde (CPV)	0	0	2	2
	Guinea (GUI)	0	0	2	2
	Rwanda (RWA)	0	0	2	2
	Togo (TOG)	0	0	2	2
39	Lesotho (LES)	0	0	1	1
	Liberia (LBR)	0	0	1	1
	Sudan (SUD)	0	0	1	1
	Swaziland (SWZ)	0	0	1	1
Totals (42 entries)		188	182	219	589

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References

↑ Anderson, Gary (22 May 2014). "Botswana President Khama opens African Youth Games and calls for release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
↑ "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
↑ "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
↑ "Botswana hailed for hosting successful youth games | Sunday Standard". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
↑ Moustakas, Louis (24 November 2020). "Big games in small places: the African Youth Games and organisational capacity in Botswana sport federations". European Sport Management Quarterly. 23: 274–294. doi:10.1080/16184742.2020.1849341. ISSN 1618-4742. S2CID 229467246.
↑ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
↑ "Gaborone 2014 Official Website - Venues". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
↑ "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
↑ "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] Anderson, Gary (22 May 2014). "Botswana President Khama opens African Youth Games and calls for release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[2] "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

[3] "Support Gaborone 2014 games". Daily News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

[4] "Botswana hailed for hosting successful youth games | Sunday Standard". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[5] Moustakas, Louis (24 November 2020). "Big games in small places: the African Youth Games and organisational capacity in Botswana sport federations". European Sport Management Quarterly. 23: 274–294. doi:10.1080/16184742.2020.1849341. ISSN 1618-4742. S2CID 229467246.

[6] "Gaborone 2014 Official Website". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

[7] "Gaborone 2014 Official Website - Venues". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[8] "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[9] "Gaborone 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

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