Host city Maputo, Mozambique Events 20 sports Closing ceremony 18 September 2011 | Nations participating 53 Opening ceremony 3 September 2011 | |
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Athletes participating 5000 (projected athletes, coaches, officials) | ||
The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.
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Host awarding
In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named the host of the 10th Games by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa at a meeting in Algeria. In 2004, Ghana had indicated an interest in hosting the Games, but reportedly withdrew its bid.
In December 2008, the Zambian government withdrew its offer to host the 2011 Games, due to a lack of funds.
In April 2009, Mozambique stepped in to take on hosting duties.
Participating Nations
The following is a list of nations that participated in the 2011 All-Africa Games:
Sports
The Maputo 2011 All Africa Games featured 20 sports, 2 of which also featured disabled events (athletics and swimming). While most venues was located in and around Maputo, the Canoeing venue was in Chidenguella Lagoon, 275 km north of the city.
Calendar
The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar is to be completed with event finals information.
Medal table
As of September 17, 2011
Venues and infrastructure
When Mozambique initially announced its ability to host the 10th Games, there was a possibility of a paring down of the sports to be offered, due to time constraints and a potential lack of facilities for the Games (e.g. the country has no field hockey field capable of hosting a Games-level competition). However, the Games eventually featured 20 sports, down 4 from the 24 hosted at the 2007 All-Africa Games.
Listed below are the venues that hosted the 2011 All-African Games: