African Military Games
| First event | 2002 African Military Games in Nairobi, Kenya |
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| 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 |
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| Sports (details) | |
The African Military Games is a multi-sport event contested by military athletes from African nations.
History
[edit]On 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
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Host cities of the African Para Games
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Opened by[a] | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref. |
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| 1 | 2002 | Nairobi |  Kenya
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17 April | 27 April | 32 | 1562 | 11 |  Nigeria (NGR)
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| – | 2012 | Abuja |  Nigeria
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Canceled | ||||||||
| 2 | 2024 | Abuja | Nigeria
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Kashim Shettima[b] | 18 November | 30 November | 25 | 1625 | 19 | [1] | ||
Notes:
- ^ Names & offices in italics reflect an opener who was not head of state when opening the Games. If the office is partially italicized, the non-italicized portion is the office & name of the head of state being represented.
- ^ Vice President of Nigeria, representing Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Sports
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (November 2024) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tinubu declares 2nd African Military Games open, harps on unity". Premium Times. Agency Report. 21 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- The African Military Games - cismafrica-osma.org