The 2nd African Youth Games took place in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports. Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only African countries absent from the Games.
The Botswana African Youth Games Organising Committee (BAYGOC) was charged with organising the Games and was headed by Regina Sikalesele Vaka as Chairman while Tuelo Daniel Serufho led the Secretariat as its chief executive officer.
The Games were largely perceived as a success and helped boost the profile of certain sports. In addition, certain sporting codes benefited by receiving material or equipment, but the Botswana National Olympic Committee and other federations were also reportedly left with debt following the event
Participating nations
(host)
Sports Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.
Venues Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.
Venue NameSports University of Botswana Olympic Swimming Pool Swimming University of Botswana Stadium Rugby Botswana National Stadium Athletics, Football, Rugby National Tennis Centre Tennis Gaborone Golf Club Golf Gaborone Dam Canoeing, Rowing Boipuso Hall Karate, Weightlifting Ditshupo Hall Judo, Taekwondo Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) Basketball, Table tennis Otse Police College Triathlon, Badminton Botho University - Multipurpose Hall Boxing Sir SeretseKhama Barracks (SSKB) Football BONA Courts Netball Kgale Hill Cycling - Mountain Bike Roads of Gaborone Cycling - Road cycling
Medal table
References
External links Daily News Official site (archived) Results (archived) African Youth Games Schedule