1999 All-Africa Games

Multi-sport event in Johannesburg, South Africa July 2023 July 2023 July 2023 VII All-Africa Games Johannesburg1999logo.png 180px Official logo of the Games Johannesburg, South Africa 53 18 sports 10 September 1999 19 September 1999 Thabo Mbeki FNB Stadium Harare 1995 Abuja 2003 AAG.org.za The 7th All-Africa Games (zu imiDlalo yesi-7 yase-Afrika; af 7de Afrika-Spele), also known as Johannesburg 1999 (zu eGoli 1999), was a sport event held from 10 to 19 September 1999, in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport. The South Africans hosted about 25,000 visitors including 6,000 athletes and 3,000 officials from across the continent. The opening ceremony included dancing, African parables and Zulu warriors. Due to the size of the used props, the ceremony was staged in an arena with less than 15,000 spectators. South Africa, which had lost its bid to Greece for the 2004 Olympic Games, was hoping to impress FIFA in the hope of landing the 2006 World Cup. It eventually got the 2010 edition. Overall the games were a success, with hosts South Africa outdistancing Nigeria and Egypt in the medals race. Typical problems at the games included 600 children contracting food poisoning after being fed boxed lunches at the practice session for the Opening Ceremonies, striking laborers demonstrating outside games venues, displaying placards which read "No Wages, No All Africa Games." Women's field hockey was demoted to a non-medal event after the Nigerian team dropped out of the tournament. A melee at the finish of the basketball game between Angola and Egypt forced police to escort the Egyptian team from the court. Haile Gebrselassie, the world record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters opted out of the games for health reasons, depriving the organizers of one of the biggest drawing cards of the games. Despite the difficulties experienced, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch praised South Africa's organization of the Games, saying "this shows that you can organize big events." Olympic stars Maria de Lurdes Mutola (athletics-800 m), Penny Heyns (swimming), Gete Wami (athletics, 10000 m) all starred in the women's events. South African pole vaulter Okkert Brits won his second African Games gold medal. Assefa Mezgebu of Ethiopia won the men's 10000 m. Cameroon beat Zambia 4-3 on penalty kicks to win the football finale. Sports 18em Athletics Baseball Basketball Boxing Cycling Football Gymnastics Handball Field Hockey Judo Karate Swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling demonstration sport: Netball Venues 2001-04-25 All Africa Games - The Games {www.aag.org.za} http://aag.org.za/games/venues.shtml 2022-06-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20010425003355/http://aag.org.za/games/venues.shtml 25 April 2001 18em Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Aquatic Centre Ellis Park Tennis Centre Expo Auditorium Expo Centre Hall Expo Centre Rand Show Road Johannesburg Stadium Wits University Old Mutual Sports Hall Orlando Stadium Pimville Indoor Hall Rand Stadium Randburg Astro Stadium Randburg Indoor Sports Hall Randburg Precinct Vista University Wembly Indoor Hall Medal table SAF 71 64 49 yes 64 28 37 53 60 45 20 20 23 14 24 32 10 10 20 6 13 22 6 10 9 6 4 4 ETH 1996 6 1 3 LES 1987 4 1 1 4 3 7 2 2 11 2 1 5 2 1 3 1 10 13 1 7 9 1 3 6 1 1 2 COD 1997 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 SWZ 1999 All-Africa Games 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 LBA 1977 0 0 1 MAW 1964 Athletics See Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games Maria de Lurdes Mutola of Mozambique won her third 800 metres title in a row. Nigeria won all four relay races; 4×100 metres and 4×400 metres for men and women. South African athletes won all four throwing events for men. Some new women's events were added: pole vault, hammer throw and 10 kilometres road walk. Field hockey Field hockey at the 1999 All-Africa Games Men: 1. South Africa, 2. Egypt, 3. Kenya, 4. Zimbabwe, 5. Ghana, 6. Malawi Women. 1. South Africa, 2. Zimbabwe, 3. Kenya, 4. NamibiaKenya Hockey Union: All Africa Games Results https://web.archive.org/web/20200313085650/https://www.kenyahockeyunion.com/ 13 March 2020 Soccer June 2008 The soccer tournament was won by Cameroon, who became the second team to win this tournament twice. Gold:Silver:Bronze:Cameroon Cameroon Coach:Zambia Zambia Coach: Ben BamfuchileSouth Africa South Africa Coach:SourceThe 7th All Africa Games - South Africa 1999 (Soccer) http://www.sportscheduler.co.sz/all_africa_games99.htm sportscheduler.co.sz dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100120090652/http://www.sportscheduler.co.sz/all_africa_games99.htm 2010-01-20 Rex Brown References External links All Africa Games (Official web site) http://www.aag.org.za/index.shtml aag.org.za dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150324222735/http://www.aag.org.za/index.shtml 2015-03-24 Athletics results at GBRAthletics.com Category:1999 in multi-sport events 1999 Category:International sports competitions hosted by South Africa Category:1990s in Johannesburg Category:Sports competitions in Johannesburg Category:1999 in African international sport Category:1999 in South African sport Category:Multi-sport events in South Africa All-Africa Games