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VIII All-Africa Games
Host city	Abuja, Nigeria
Nations	53
Events	22 sports
Opening	5 October 2003
Closing	17 October 2003
Opened by	Olusegun Obasanjo
Main venue	Abuja Stadium
Website	8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org
	← Jo'burg 1999 Algiers 2007 →

The 8th All Africa Games, also known as Abuja 2003, were held from 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports.^[1] The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu.^[2]

Venues

List of Venues:^[3]

National Stadium – Athletics, Football (finals), Para sports
Main Gymnasium, ASC – Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Para sports
Racket Squash Courts (ASC) – Squash
Main Swimming Pool – Swimming, Para sports
Gymnasium (ASC) – Taekwondo
Main Sports Hall (ASC) – Volleyball, Para sports
Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton, Abuja – Badminton, Para sports, Wrestling
Old Parade Ground – Baseball, Softball
Scorpion Sports Hall, Guards Brigade – Basketball
International Conference Centre – Boxing
Agura Hotel – Chess
Roads – Cycling
Lagos – Football
Kaduna – Football
Bauchi – Football
Calabar – Football
Hockey Stadium, Hockey Training Pitch – Hockey
Yakubu Gowon Barracks – Squash
Congress Hall, Hilton – Table tennis
National Centre for Women's Development – Weightlifting, Para sports

Participating nations

Among the countries that participated at the 2003 All Africa Games were:

Sports

22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:

Special Sports:

Medal standings

* Host nation (Nigeria)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria (NGR)*	85	90	65	240
2	Egypt (EGY)	80	62	72	214
3	South Africa (RSA)	63	59	49	171
4	Algeria (ALG)	32	24	31	87
5	Tunisia (TUN)	30	29	30	89
6	Cameroon (CMR)	8	4	23	35
7	Senegal (SEN)	6	9	19	34
8	Ethiopia (ETH)	5	8	7	20
9	Kenya (KEN)	5	5	4	14
10	Ghana (GHA)	4	5	16	25
11	Botswana (BOT)	4	1	6	11
12	Angola (ANG)	3	3	7	13
13	Madagascar (MAD)	3	0	3	6
14	Libya (LBA)	2	3	5	10
15	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	2	3	2	7
16	Lesotho (LES)	2	1	3	6
17	Ivory Coast (CIV)	1	1	7	9
18	Tanzania (TAN)	1	0	1	2
19	Cape Verde (CPV)	1	0	0	1
19	Central African Republic (CAF)	1	0	0	1
21	Seychelles (SEY)	0	10	6	16
22	Namibia (NAM)	0	3	4	7
23	Mali (MLI)	0	1	5	6
	Republic of the Congo (CGO)	0	1	5	6
	Zambia (ZAM)	0	1	5	6
26	Uganda (UGA)	0	1	4	5
27	Benin (BEN)	0	1	2	3
28	Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)	0	1	1	2
29	Gabon (GAB)	0	1	0	1
29	The Gambia (GAM)	0	1	0	1
31	Burkina Faso (BUR)	0	0	3	3
	Mauritius (MRI)	0	0	3	3
	Niger (NIG)	0	0	3	3
	Togo (TOG)	0	0	3	3
35	Sudan (SUD)	0	0	2	2
36	Guinea (GUI)	0	0	1	1
36	Sierra Leone (SLE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (37 entries)		338	328	398	1,064

References

^ All-Africa Games under way published by the BBC News on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ "Adamu Named President for 2003 All-Africa Games Organising Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 18 September 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Venues". Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2004.
^ Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton, published by [[Xin Athleticshua News Agency]] on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ 8th All-Africa Games (men): Abuja 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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[1] All-Africa Games under way published by the BBC News on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[2] "Adamu Named President for 2003 All-Africa Games Organising Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 18 September 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Venues". Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2004.

[4] Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton, published by [[Xin Athleticshua News Agency]] on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[5] 8th All-Africa Games (men): Abuja 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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