This is a list of sports played in the African Games and the major affiliated games organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
African Games sports The African Games is the major multi-sports competition in Africa. This is a list of sports played in the games.
Sport (Discipline) Body 65 73 78 87 91 95 99 03 07 11 15 19 23WorldAfrica Diving World Aquatics CANA Swimming 6 13 26 15 7 32 33 40 40 45 42 42 42 Water polo Archery WA WAA 5 Athletics World Athletics CAA 24 34 37 41 41 43 45 45 46 46 46 46 47 Badminton BWF BCA 6 6 6 6 6 5 Baseball WBSC ABSA 1 1 Basketball FIBA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3x3 basketball 2 4 Netball World Netball CANA 1 Chess FIDE ACU 28 14 12 5 6 Boxing World Boxing AFBC 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 13 13 25 Slalom canoeing PW CAC 3 Sprint canoeing 12 18 Road cycling UCI CAC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 4 Track cycling 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 4 11 Equestrian FEI ACES 2 Cricket ICC ACA 2 Fencing FIE CAE 12 12 12 Field hockey FIH AfHF 1 1 2 2 2 2 Football FIFA CAF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 Rugby sevens WR RA 2 Artistic gymnastics World Gymnastics UAG 10 10 11 11 11 12 14 Aerobic gymnastics 4 Handball IHF CAHB 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Judo IJF AJU 6 6 8 8 16 16 32 16 16 14 14 14 15 Karate WKF UFAK 11 11 17 11 13 16 16 16 16 Kickboxing WAKO 12 Boules FIPJP CASB 2 Rowing World Rowing FASA 8 9 Sailing World Sailing ASCON 6 6 Shooting ISSF ASSF 12 x 6 5 Snooker IBSF ABSC 3 Squash World Squash SFA 4 Table tennis ITTF ATTF 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Taekwondo World Taekwondo UAT 8 8 8 8 16 16 16 16 16 25 Tennis World Tennis CAT 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 Triathlon World Triathlon ATU 2 3 2 Beach volleyball FIVB CAVB 2 2 2 2 Volleyball 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Arm wrestling WAF AFA 28 Weightlifting IWF WFA 10 10 10 15 9 15 45 60 60 Wrestling - Freestyle UWW CALA 10 10 10 10 14 14 12 16 12 12 Wrestling - Greco-Roman 10 10 10 10 8 7 7 8 6 6 Total events
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African Youth Games sports This is a list of sports played in the African Youth Games.
Sport (Discipline) Body 10 14 18WorldAfrica 3x3 basketball FIBA 2 2 2 Swimming FINA CANA x 25 28 Archery WA WAA 4 Athletics IAAF CAA 13 46 29 Badminton BWF BCA 6 5 Boules FIPJP CASB 13 Boxing AIBA AFBC x 12 11 Slalom canoeing ICF CAC x 4 2 Sprint canoeing x 4 2 Mountain biking UCI CAC x 2 2 Road cycling x 2 2 Track cycling x 2 3 Equestrian FEI ACES 1 Fencing FIE AFC x 3 12 Field hockey FIH AfHF 2 Football FIFA CAF 1 1 1 Golf IGF AGC 2 2 Artistic gymnastics FIGAGU 15 Aerobic gymnastics 15 Handball IHF CAHB 2 Judo IJF AJU x 7 Karate WKF UFAK x 13 8 Netball INF CANA x 1 Rowing ISSF FASA 3 8 Rugby sevens IRB CAR 1 2 Sailing ISAF ASCON x 4 Shooting ISSF ASSF x 11 Table tennis ITTF CAT x 3 3 Taekwondo WTF AFTU x 10 7 Tennis ITF CAT x 5 5 Triathlon ITU ATU 6 x Volleyball FIVBCAVB x 1 2 Beach volleyball 2 Weightlifting IWF WFA x 6 24 Wrestling - Freestyle UWW CALA x 16 Wrestling - Greco-Roman x 8 Total events
x: Not known
African Beach Games sports This is a list of sports played in the African Beach Games.
See also Olympic sports World Games sports List of traditional games in Africa
References
External links ANOCA official website