| IX All-Africa Games |
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| Host city |
Algiers, Algeria |
| Nations participating |
36 |
| Events |
24 sports |
| Opening ceremony |
11 July 2007 |
| Closing ceremony |
23 July 2007 |
| Main Stadium |
Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |
Location of Algiers in Algeria.
The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nigeria has hosted the event twice, but with different host cities.
[edit] Competitions
The following 24 sports were competed:
Paralympic sports: Athletics, Basketball and Goalball
Three disciplines, Baseball, Softball and Field Hockey were dropped by the hosts, since these sports are hardly played in Algeria and consequently lack suitable facilities.[1] The hockey competition would have doubled as qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, thus African Hockey Federation organised a separate olympic qualifying tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, held simultaneously with the All-Africa Games.[2]
Water Polo was not competed due to lack of teams.[3] It was supposed to be an Olympic qualifier.
[edit] Medals
Host nation
[edit] References
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