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| Host city | Sal,Cape Verde |
|---|---|
| Nations | 45 |
| Events | 28 events in 11 sports |
| Opening | 14 June 2019 |
| Closing | 23 June 2019 |
| Website | sal2019.com |
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The2019African Beach Games were the inaugural edition of the internationalbeach sports competition between the nations ofAfrica, organised by theAssociation of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The first Games were held on the island ofSal,Cape Verde in June 2019.
In the ten-day competition, a total of 45 nations competed in 28 events across 11 sports.Teqball was also included as ademonstration sport on 18 June.
The Games were awarded to the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC) at the ANOCA General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017.[1] The host contract was signed in March 2018 between the City Hall of Sal, theAssociation of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC), to carry out of the first African Beach Games 2019.[2]
The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.[3][4]
45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.[6]
Algeria (71)
Angola (7)
Benin (2)
Botswana (10)
Burkina Faso (3)
Burundi (5)
Cameroon (3)
Cape Verde (78)
Central African Republic (3)
Republic of the Congo (4)
Ivory Coast (8)
Djibouti (22)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)
Egypt (2)
Equatorial Guinea (10)
The Gambia (6)
Ghana (10)
Guinea (6)
Guinea-Bissau (3)
Kenya (40)
Lesotho (2)
Liberia (1)
Libya (6)
Madagascar (2)
Malawi (2)
Mali (9)
Mauritania (5)
Mauritius (11)
Morocco (39)
Mozambique (5)
Namibia (10)
Niger (4)
Nigeria (34)
Rwanda (1)
Senegal (14)
Seychelles (7)
Sierra Leone (25)
South Sudan (6)
Sudan (2)
Tanzania (2)
Togo (26)
Tunisia (35)
Uganda (2)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (2)| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
| June | 14th Fri | 15th Sat | 16th Sun | 17th Mon | 18th Tue | 19th Wed | 20th Thu | 21st Fri | 22nd Sat | 23rd Sun | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||
 3x3 basketball | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
 Athletics | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Beach handball | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Beach soccer | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 Beach tennis | ● | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
 Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 Coastal rowing | ● | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
 Football freestyle | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Karate | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
 Kiteboarding | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
 Open water swimming | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Daily medal events | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |
| Cumulative total | 2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| June | 14th Fri | 15th Sat | 16th Sun | 17th Mon | 18th Tue | 19th Wed | 20th Thu | 21st Fri | 22nd Sat | 23rd Sun | Events | |
* Host nation (Cape Verde)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco (MAR) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Cape Verde (CPV)* | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Mauritius (MRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Mali (MLI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Togo (TOG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 87 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's half marathon | Robert Chemonges Uganda | Charles Yosei Muneria Kenya | Abdillahi Bouh Moumin Djibouti |
| Women's half marathon | Riham Senani Algeria | Lavinia Haitope Namibia | Priscilla Chelangat Uganda |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | Morocco (MAR) Youssef Ghazouani Anass Bouaouda | Mauritius (MRI) Fabrice Nayna Etienne Fleurie | Kenya (KEN) Fazal Khan Ibrahim Yego |
| Women's doubles | Morocco (MAR) Camilla Benabdeljalil Sarah Benabdeljalil | Nigeria (NGR) Blessing Audu Christie Agugbom | Cape Verde (CPV) Silvia Nascimento Jocilene Fernandes |
| Mixed doubles | Morocco (MAR) Anass Bouaouda Camilla Benabdeljalil | Morocco (MAR) Youssef Ghazouani Sarah Benabdeljalil | Cape Verde (CPV) Anderson Neves Jocilene Fernandes |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Mozambique (MOZ) Delcio Soares Aldevino Nguvo | Ghana (GHA) Samuel Essilfie Kelvin Carboo | Morocco (MAR) Mohammed Abicha Zouheir El Graoui |
| Women's team | Morocco (MAR) Nora Nezha Jihane Darrhar Imane Zeroual | Namibia (NAM) Julia Laggner Kim Seebach | Kenya (KEN) Naomie Too Gaudencia Makokha |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Oussama Habiche Algeria | Mohamed Mansouri Tunisia | Michael Moses Nigeria |
| Women's singles | Sarra Zammali Tunisia | Amina Rouba Algeria | Esther Toko Nigeria |
| Mixed team | Algeria (ALG) Oussama Habiche Amina Rouba | Nigeria (NGR) Michael Moses Esther Toko | Tunisia (TUN) Mohamed Mansouri Sarra Zammali |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual battles | Othmane Djedidi Morocco | Nicholas Barros Cape Verde | Noureddine Saïdi Algeria |
| Men's individual routines | Nicholas Barros Cape Verde | Noureddine Saïdi Algeria | Othmane Djedidi Morocco |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual kata | Mohammed El-Hanni Morocco | Mouad Ouites Algeria | Ofentse Bakwadi Botswana |
| Songuida Sanogo Ivory Coast | |||
| Men's team kata | Algeria (ALG) Samir Lakrout Mouad Ouites Haoua Abdelhakim | Botswana (BOT) Thebe Duna Tlotlang Ponatshego Ofentse Bakwadi | Cape Verde (CPV) Mauro Soares José Mendes Gonçalves Leonardo Ramos |
| Burundi (BDI) Nkeshimana Elvis Ntiruseseka Herve Mukeshimana Brillant | |||
| Women's individual kata | Sanae Agalmam Morocco | Suzelle Pronk Namibia | Entle Maungwa Botswana |
| Manal Kamilia Hadj Saïd Algeria | |||
| Women's team kata | Morocco (MAR) Sanae Agalmam Aya En-Nesyry Lamiae Bertali | Algeria (ALG) Manal Kamilia Hadj Saïd Sara Hanouti Rayane Salakedji | Botswana (BOT) Centy Kgosikoma Lame Hetanang Entle Maungwa |
| Cape Verde (CPV) Sophia Évora Danisa Conceição Silviane Mendes |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's boardercross | Jean Lauri Fenouillot Mauritius | Luis Drany Clair Mauritius | Ahmed Boudjatit Algeria |
| Men's foilracing | Jean Lauri Fenouillot Mauritius | Hicham Tirya Morocco | Luis Duarte Cape Verde |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5 km | Mathy Mathieu Ben Rahou Morocco | Haithem Mbarki Tunisia | Ali Merouane Betka Algeria |
| Women's 5 km | Sara Moualfi Algeria | Alya Gara Tunisia | Ayat Allah Elanouar Morocco |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | Cameroon Hubert Noah Essomba Gregory Tchami-Djomaha | Nigeria Thankgod Adindu Emmanuel Nwabueze | Cape Verde Ekson da Graça Rodirley Duarte |