African Military Games
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|formation = 2002 African Military Games in Nairobi, Kenya
|recurrence = 10 years
|last = 2024 African Military Games in Abuja, Nigeria
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|purpose = Multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the African continent
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The African Military Games is a multi-sport event contested by military athletes from African nations.
History
In 2002, the International Military Sports Council (CISM) with the collaboration of the Organization of Military Sport in Africa (OSMA) decided to organise the first African Military Games in Nairobi, Kenya. Thirty-two African nations, four of which were present as observers, took part in the first edition, indeed, Africa is the first continent represented in CISM to have organised a multisport event on such a scale. The first African Military Games, attended also by many African Political and sports figures. Witch generated huge added value in terms of visibility for OSMA on the continent.
List of African Military Games
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|2002 |align=left|{{flagicon|KEN}} Nairobi |align=left|17 - 27 April |align=left|Daniel arap Moi |32 | | |1562 |11 | |align=left|{{flagIOC2team|NGR|African Military Games}} |
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|– |2006 |align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} Tunis |colspan=9 rowspan=2|Canceled |
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|– |2012 |align=left|{{flagicon|NGR}} Abuja |
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|2024 |align=left|{{flagicon|NGR}} Abuja |align=left|18 - 30 November |align=left|Kashim Shettima{{efn|name=2024 Minister|Vice President of Nigeria, representing Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria and commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.}} |25 | | |1625 |20 | |align=left|{{flagIOC2team|NGR|African Military Games}} |{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02 |title=Home - Welcome To AMGA 2024 |url=https://amga2024.com/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/755981-tinubu-declares-2nd-african-military-games-open-harps-on-unity.html|title=Tinubu declares 2nd African Military Games open, harps on unity|language=en|work=Premium Times|publisher=Agency Report|date=21 November 2024}} |
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|TBD |align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} TBD | |align=left| | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |
Notes:
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Sports
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- {{GamesSport|Archery}}
- {{GamesSport|Athletics}}
- {{GamesSport|Badminton}}
- {{GamesSport|Basketball}}
- {{GamesSport|Boxing}}
- {{GamesSport|Cycling}}
- {{GamesSport|Fencing}}
- {{GamesSport|Field hockey}}
- {{GamesSport|Football}}
- {{GamesSport|Golf}}
- {{GamesSport|Handball}}
- {{GamesSport|Judo}}
- {{GamesSport|Karate}}
- {{GamesSport|Shooting}}
- {{GamesSport|Swimming}}
- {{GamesSport|Table tennis}}
- {{GamesSport|Taekwondo}}
- {{GamesSport|Tennis}}
- {{GamesSport|Volleyball}}
- {{GamesSport|Wrestling}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://cismafrica-osma.org/sport.php The African Military Games] - cismafrica-osma.org