African Games

African Games

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also called  Pan-African Games  or  All-Africa Games 

      international athletics (track-and-field) competition sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and contested by athletes representing the nations of Africa. The African Games were first held in 1965, in Brazzaville, Congo, and consisted of contests in athletic sports exclusively. Attempts to hold such African games date back to the 1920s, and in the early 1960s “friendship” games were held, but only among formerly French-governed countries. The second African Games were held in 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria, and the number of participating countries rose from 29 to 35. The third games were held in Algiers in 1978. The games were not held again until 1987, and thereafter they were quadrennial.

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