African Military Games
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The African Military Games is a multi-sport event contested by military athletes from African nations.
| First event | 2002 African Military Games in Nairobi, Kenya |
|---|---|
| Occur every | 10 years |
| Last event | 2024 African Military Games in Abuja, Nigeria |
| Next event | TBD |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the African continent |
History
In 2002, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) with the collaboration of the Organization of Military Sport in Africa (OSMA) decided to organise the first African Military Games in Nairobi, Kenya. Thirty-two African nations, four of which were present as observers, took part in the first edition, indeed, Africa is the first continent represented in CISM to have organised a multisport event on such a scale. The first African Military Games, attended also by many African Political and sports figures. Witch generated huge added value in terms of visibility for OSMA on the continent.
List of African Military Games
| No | Year | Host city | Dates | Opened by | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top country on medal table |
Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | Total | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2002 |  Nairobi |
17 - 27 April | Daniel arap Moi | 32 | 1562 | 11 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
[1] | |||
| – | 2006 |  Tunis |
Canceled | [2] | ||||||||
| – | 2012 |  Abuja |
[3] | |||||||||
| 2 | 2024 | Abuja |
18 - 30 November | Kashim Shettima[a] | 25 | 1625 | 20 | Nigeria (NGR) |
[4][5] | |||
| 3 | TBD |  TBD |
[6] | |||||||||
Notes:
- Vice President of Nigeria, representing Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Sports
Archery ()
Athletics ()
Badminton ()
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
Cycling ()
Fencing ()
Field hockey ()
Football ()
Golf ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Shooting ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Taekwondo ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Wrestling ()
See also
References
External links
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