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2014 African Youth Games

Nations	51
Athletes	2000
Events	21 sports
Opening	22 May 2014
Closing	31 May 2014
Opened by	Then, President Ian Khama
Torch lighter	Nijel Amos
Ceremony venue	Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana
Website	www.gaborone2014.com
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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. 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. 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 event

Participating nations

•  Algeria
•  Angola
•  Benin
•  Botswana (host)
•  Burkina Faso
•  Burundi
•  Cameroon
•  Cape Verde
•  Central African Republic
•  Chad
•  Comoros
•  Republic of the Congo
•  Ivory Coast
•  Djibouti
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo
•  Egypt
•  Equatorial Guinea
•  Eritrea
•  Ethiopia
•  Gabon
•  The Gambia
•  Ghana
•  Guinea
•  Guinea-Bissau
•  Kenya
•  Lesotho
•  Liberia
•  Libya
•  Madagascar
•  Malawi
•  Mali
•  Mauritania
•  Mauritius
•  Morocco
•  Mozambique
•  Namibia
•  Niger
•  Nigeria
•  Rwanda
•  São Tomé and Príncipe
•  Senegal
•  Seychelles
•  Sierra Leone
•  Somalia
•  South Africa
•  South Sudan
•  Sudan
•  Swaziland
•  Tanzania
•  Togo
•  Tunisia
•  Uganda
•  Zambia
•  Zimbabwe

Sports

Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.

•  Athletics (details)
•  Badminton (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Boxing (details)
•  Canoeing (details)
•  Cycling (details)
•  Fencing (details)
•  Football (details)
•  Golf (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Karate (details)
•  Netball (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Rowing (details)
•  Rugby sevens (details)
•  Table tennis (details)
•  Taekwondo (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Triathlon (details)
•  Volleyball (details)
•  Weightlifting (details)

Venues

Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.

Medal table

  Host nation

  *   Host nation (Botswana)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt (EGY)	44	16	29	89
2	South Africa (RSA)	41	25	27	93
3	Nigeria (NGR)	19	10	12	41
4	Algeria (ALG)	15	21	12	48
5	Ethiopia (ETH)	14	6	7	27
6	Tunisia (TUN)	13	15	15	43
7	Kenya (KEN)	7	11	7	25
8	Botswana (BOT)*	6	6	19	31
9	Morocco (MAR)	4	11	10	25
10	Namibia (NAM)	4	5	5	14
11	Mauritius (MRI)	3	10	7	20
12	Madagascar (MAD)	3	3	2	8
13	Cameroon (CMR)	3	0	2	5
14	Libya (LBA)	2	3	5	10
15	Seychelles (SEY)	2	0	3	5
16	Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)	1	5	3	9
17	Senegal (SEN)	1	3	1	5
18	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	1	2	7	10
19	Mali (MLI)	1	1	6	8
20	Uganda (UGA)	1	0	2	3
21	Chad (CHA)	1	0	1	2
22	Angola (ANG)	1	0	0	1
	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	1	0	0	1
24	Ghana (GHA)	0	8	1	9
25	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	5	7	12
26	Republic of the Congo (CGO)	0	5	3	8
27	Zambia (ZAM)	0	4	3	7
28	Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)	0	3	0	3
29	Mozambique (MOZ)	0	2	2	4
30	Malawi (MAW)	0	1	0	1
	Tanzania (TAN)	0	1	0	1
32	Gabon (GAB)	0	0	4	4
33	Sierra Leone (SLE)	0	0	3	3
34	Burundi (BDI)	0	0	2	2
	Cape Verde (CPV)	0	0	2	2
	Guinea (GUI)	0	0	2	2
	Rwanda (RWA)	0	0	2	2
	Togo (TOG)	0	0	2	2
39	Lesotho (LES)	0	0	1	1
	Liberia (LBR)	0	0	1	1
	Sudan (SUD)	0	0	1	1
	Swaziland (SWZ)	0	0	1	1
Totals (42 entries)		188	182	219	589

References

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External links

• Daily News
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• Results (archived)
• African Youth Games Schedule

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