2014 African Youth Games

Multi-sport event in Gaborone, Botswana April 2022 2014 African Youth Games 2014 African Youth Games Logo.png 51 2000 21 sports 22 May 2014 31 May 2014 Then, President Ian Khamahttps://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1020247/botswana-president-khama-opens-african-youth-games-and-calls-for-release-of-abducted-nigerian-schoolgirls Botswana President Khama opens African Youth Games and calls for release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls Gary Anderson 22 May 2014 Inside the Games 7 August 2021 Nijel Amos Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana http://www.gaborone2014.comSupport Gaborone 2014 games http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=4792 Daily News 17 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116141211/http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=4792 16 January 2014 dead Rabat 2010 Algiers 2018 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.Support Gaborone 2014 games http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=4792 Daily News 17 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116141211/http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=4792 16 January 2014 dead Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only African countries absent from the Games. The Botswana African Youth Games Organising Committee (BAYGOC) was charged with organising the Games and was headed by Regina Sikalesele Vaka as Chairman while Tuelo Daniel Serufho led the Secretariat as its chief executive officer. The Games were largely perceived as a success and helped boost the profile of certain sports.Botswana hailed for hosting successful youth games Sunday Standard 3 June 2014 https://www.sundaystandard.info/botswana-hailed-for-hosting-successful-youth-games/ 2020-12-10 en-GB 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 eventMoustakas Louis 2020-11-24 Big games in small places: the African Youth Games and organisational capacity in Botswana sport federations https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1849341 European Sport Management Quarterly 23 274–294 10.1080/16184742.2020.1849341 229467246 1618-4742 subscription Participating nations 22em ALG Algeria ANG 2014 African Youth Games BEN 2014 African Youth Games BOT 2014 African Youth Games (host) BUR 2014 African Youth Games BDI 2014 African Youth Games CMR 2014 African Youth Games CPV 2014 African Youth Games CAF 2014 African Youth Games CHA 2014 African Youth Games COM 2014 African Youth Games CGO 2014 African Youth Games CIV 2014 African Youth Games DJI 2014 African Youth Games COD 2014 African Youth Games EGY 2014 African Youth Games GEQ 2014 African Youth Games ERI 2014 African Youth Games ETH 2014 African Youth Games GAB 2014 African Youth Games GAM 2014 African Youth Games GHA 2014 African Youth Games GUI 2014 African Youth Games GBS 2014 African Youth Games KEN 2014 African Youth Games LES 2014 African Youth Games LBR 2014 African Youth Games LBA 2014 African Youth Games MAD 2014 African Youth Games MAW 2014 African Youth Games MLI 2014 African Youth Games MTN 2014 African Youth Games MRI 2014 African Youth Games MAR 2014 African Youth Games MOZ 2014 African Youth Games NAM 2014 African Youth Games NIG 2014 African Youth Games NGR 2014 African Youth Games RWA 2014 African Youth Games STP 2014 African Youth Games SEN 2014 African Youth Games SEY 2014 African Youth Games SLE 2014 African Youth Games SOM 2014 African Youth Games RSA 2014 African Youth Games SSD 2014 African Youth Games SUD 2014 African Youth Games SWZ 2014 African Youth Games TAN 2014 African Youth Games TOG 2014 African Youth Games TUN 2014 African Youth Games UGA 2015 African Youth Games ZAM 2014 African Youth Games ZIM 2014 African Youth Games Sports Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.Gaborone 2014 Official Website http://www.gaborone2014.com/ 17 January 2014 13 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220813120603/https://gaborone2014.com/ dead 22em Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Fencing Football Golf Judo Karate Netball Swimming Rowing Rugby sevens Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Venues Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.Gaborone 2014 Official Website - Venues http://www.gaborone2014.com/venues/ 5 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140625130035/http://gaborone2014.com/venues/ 25 June 2014 dead Venue NameSports 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 Hillhttp://www.gaborone2014.com/common_up/baygoc/doc_4.pdf Gaborone 2014 5 July 2014 1 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140701175702/http://gaborone2014.com/common_up/baygoc/doc_4.pdf dead Cycling - Mountain Bike Roads of Gaboronehttp://www.gaborone2014.com/common_up/baygoc/doc_5.pdf Gaborone 2014 5 July 2014 1 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140701184203/http://gaborone2014.com/common_up/baygoc/doc_5.pdf dead Cycling - Road cycling Medal table #ccccff Host nation solid 1px #AAAAAAhttps://africanyouthgames.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/medal_count.pdf Archived copy 2014-06-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140701151138/https://africanyouthgames.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/medal_count.pdf 2014-07-01 dmy-all BOT flagIOC2team 2014 African Youth Games 44 16 29 41 25 27 19 10 12 15 21 12 14 6 7 13 15 15 7 11 7 6 6 19 yes 4 11 10 4 5 5 3 10 7 3 3 2 3 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 3 1 5 3 1 3 1 1 2 7 1 1 6 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 0 5 7 0 5 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References External links Daily News Official site (archived) Results (archived) African Youth Games Schedule Category:African Youth Games Category:Multi-sport events in Botswana African Youth Games African Youth Games Youth Games Category:21st century in Gaborone Category:International sports competitions hosted by Botswana Category:2014 in youth sport Category:Sports competitions in Gaborone Category:May 2014 sports events in Africa Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:Youth sport in Botswana