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Badminton at the African Games

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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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Games Year City Best nation
VIIII 2003 Abuja, Nigeria  Nigeria
IX 2007 Algiers, Algeria  South Africa
X 2011 Maputo, Mozambique  South Africa
XI 2015 Brazzaville,
Republic of the Congo
 South Africa
XII 2019 Rabat, Morocco  Nigeria
XIII 2023 Accra, Ghana  Algeria

Events

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Event 03 07 11 15 19 23 Years
Men's singles X X X X X X 6
Men's doubles X X X X X X 6
Women's singles X X X X X X 6
Women's doubles X X X X X X 6
Mixed doubles X X X X X X 6
Mixed team X X X X X 5
Total 6 6 6 6 6 5

Participating nations

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Nation 03 07 11 15 19 23 Years
 Algeria X X X X X 5
 Benin X X 2
 Botswana X 1
 Burkina Faso X 1
 Republic of the Congo X X X 3
 Democratic Republic of the Congo X X X 3
 Egypt X X X X X X 6
 Eritrea X X 2
 Ethiopia X X X X 4
 Ghana X X 2
 Guinea X 1
 Equatorial Guinea X 1
 Kenya X X X X 4
 Mauritius X X X X X X 6
 Morocco X 1
 Mozambique X 1
 Namibia X 1
 Nigeria X X X X X X 6
 Senegal X 1
 Seychelles X X X X X 5
 South Africa X X X X X X 6
 Togo X X 2
 Tunisia X 1
 Uganda X X X X X 5
 Zambia X X 2
Number of nations 6 10 13 12 17 14
Number of athletes

Winners

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Team
2003 Nigeria Edicha Ocholi Nigeria Grace Daniel Nigeria Greg Okuonghae
Nigeria Ibrahim Adamu
South Africa Michelle Edwards
South Africa Chantal Botts
South Africa Chris Dednam
South Africa Antoinette Uys
South Africa South Africa
2007 Algeria Nabil Lasmari South Africa Roelof Dednam
South Africa Chris Dednam
Seychelles Georgie Cupidon
Seychelles Juliette Ah-Wan
Nigeria Nigeria
2011 South Africa Jacob Maliekal Nigeria Susan Ideh Nigeria Ola Fagbemi
Nigeria Jinkan Ifraimu
South Africa Stacey Doubell
South Africa Annari Viljoen
South Africa Willem Viljoen
South Africa Annari Viljoen
2015 Mauritius Kate Foo Kune South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Willem Viljoen
Seychelles Juliette Ah-Wan
Seychelles Allisen Camille
South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Jennifer Fry
Mauritius Mauritius
2019 Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori South Africa Johanita Scholtz Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul
Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny
Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Linda Mazri
Nigeria Nigeria
2023 Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel
Uganda Husina Kobugabe
Uganda Gladys Mbabazi
Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria 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.