The 2019
African Beach Games were the inaugural edition of the international
beach sports
Beach sports are a classification of sport activities which are conducted on a sand surface. They are traditionally associated with being played on a natural, coastal sand beach, but also often take place on artificially constructed in-land playi ...
competition between the nations of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
, organised by the
Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
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*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
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*Voluntary associatio ...
(ANOCA). The first Games were held on the island of
Sal,
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
in June 2019.
In the ten-day competition, a total of 45 nations competed in 28 events across 11 sports.
Teqball
Teqball is a ball sport that is played on a curved table, combining elements of football and table tennis. Back and forth, the players hit a ball with any part of the body except arms and hands. Teqball can be played between two players as a sin ...
was also included as a
demonstration sport
A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition. This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games but may also occur at other sporting events.
Demonstration 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. The host contract was signed in March 2018 between the City Hall of Sal, the
Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
Association may refer to:
*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
*Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
*Voluntary associatio ...
(ANOCA) and the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC), to carry out of the first African Beach Games 2019.
Branding
The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.
Venues
* Santa Maria Beach Park - 3×3 Basketball, Beach handball, Coastal rowing, Beach soccer, Football freestyle, Karate, Kiteboarding, Open water swimming, Teqball (demonstration)
* Athletics Circuit - Athletics
* Arena 2 - Beach tennis, Beach volleyball
Participating nations
45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.
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Calendar
Medal table
Results
3×3 Basketball
Athletics
Beach handball
Beach soccer
Beach tennis
Beach volleyball
Coastal rowing
Football freestyle
Karate
Kitesurfing
Open water swimming
Demonstration result
Teqball
References
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External links
Results
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
African Beach Games
African Beach Games
Beach Games
Sports competitions in Cape Verde