Badminton at the African Games

Badminton has been part of the African Games since 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria.

History

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Badminton made its debut in the African Games in 2003. The first six nations to compete in badminton at the Games were Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and Seychelles. Six main events were held, which were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event.[1] In the 2023 Games, the mixed team event was cancelled.[2]

Editions

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GamesYearCityBest nation
VIIII2003Abuja, Nigeria  Nigeria
IX2007Algiers, Algeria  South Africa
X2011Maputo, Mozambique  South Africa
XI2015Brazzaville,
Republic of the Congo
 South Africa
XII2019Rabat, Morocco  Nigeria
XIII2023Accra, Ghana  Algeria

Events

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Event030711151923Years
Men's singlesXXXXXX6
Men's doublesXXXXXX6
Women's singlesXXXXXX6
Women's doublesXXXXXX6
Mixed doublesXXXXXX6
Mixed teamXXXXX5
Total666665

Participating nations

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Nation030711151923Years
 AlgeriaXXXXX5
 BeninXX2
 BotswanaX1
 Burkina FasoX1
 Republic of the CongoXXX3
 Democratic Republic of the CongoXXX3
 EgyptXXXXXX6
 EritreaXX2
 EthiopiaXXXX4
 GhanaXX2
 GuineaX1
 Equatorial GuineaX1
 KenyaXXXX4
 MauritiusXXXXXX6
 MoroccoX1
 MozambiqueX1
 NamibiaX1
 NigeriaXXXXXX6
 SenegalX1
 SeychellesXXXXX5
 South AfricaXXXXXX6
 TogoXX2
 TunisiaX1
 UgandaXXXXX5
 ZambiaXX2
Number of nations61013121714
Number of athletes

Winners

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YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doublesTeam
2003 Edicha Ocholi Grace Daniel Greg Okuonghae
Ibrahim Adamu
Michelle Edwards
Chantal Botts
Chris Dednam
Antoinette Uys
South Africa
2007 Nabil Lasmari Roelof Dednam
Chris Dednam
Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
Nigeria
2011 Jacob Maliekal Susan Ideh Ola Fagbemi
Jinkan Ifraimu
Stacey Doubell
Annari Viljoen
Willem Viljoen
Annari Viljoen
2015 Kate Foo Kune Andries Malan
Willem Viljoen
Juliette Ah-Wan
Allisen Camille
Andries Malan
Jennifer Fry
Mauritius
2019 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Johanita Scholtz Aatish Lubah
Julien Paul
Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny
Koceila Mammeri
Linda Mazri
Nigeria
2023 Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel
Husina Kobugabe
Gladys Mbabazi
Koceila Mammeri
Tanina Mammeri
Not held

Medal table

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As of the 2023 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa (RSA)13101235
2  Nigeria (NGR)11132145
3  Algeria (ALG)4228
4  Mauritius (MRI)32813
5  Seychelles (SEY)22913
6  Egypt (EGY)131014
7  Uganda (UGA)1247
8  Zambia (ZAM)0123
9  Ghana (GHA)0011
 Kenya (KEN)0011
Totals (10 entries)353570140

References

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  1. ^ "Evenements". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "African Games: Badminton rescheduled to March 7". Happy Ghana. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-05.