African Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the African Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

16editions

42sports & disciplines

1965–2024years

27most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1965	1973	1978	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2019	2024	2024	2024	Editions
Competitive swimming																	14
Association football																	13
Athletics																	13
Handball																	13
Judo																	13
Road bicycle racing																	13
Volleyball																	13
Boxing																	12
Wrestling																	11
Karate																	9
Taekwondo																	9
Weightlifting																	9
Basketball																	7
Table tennis																	7
Tennis																	7
Badminton																	6
Gymnastics																	6
Beach volleyball																	4
Field hockey																	4
Triathlon																	4
Fencing																	3
3x3 basketball																	2
Baseball																	2
Canoeing and kayaking																	2
Equestrian sport																	2
Rowing																	2
Shooting sports																	2
Scrabble																	1
Archery																	1
Arm wrestling																	1
Artistic gymnastics																	1
Cricket																	1
Mixed martial arts																	1
Mountain biking																	1
Netball																	1
Pickleball																	1
Powerlifting																	1
Rugby sevens																	1
Sambo																	1
Snooker																	1
Squash																	1
Track cycling																	1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2024	swimming at the 2023 African Games	—	1	—
2024	wrestling at the 2023 African Games	Accra, Borteyman Sports Complex	1	—
2024	2023 African Games	Accra	26	256
2019	triathlon at the 2019 African Games	Rabat	1	—
2019	2019 African Games	Rabat, Casablanca	27	116
2015	2015 African Games	Brazzaville	18	107
2011	2011 All-Africa Games	Maputo	18	60
2007	2007 All-Africa Games	Algiers	20	67
2003	2003 All-Africa Games	Abuja	19	55
1999	1999 All-Africa Games	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Stadium	16	48
1995	1995 All-Africa Games	Harare	14	2
1991	1991 All-Africa Games	Cairo	14	2
1987	1987 All-Africa Games	Nairobi	11	5
1978	1978 All-Africa Games	Algiers	13	2
1973	1973 All-Africa Games	Lagos	8	—
1965	1965 All-Africa Games	Brazzaville	10	—