2003 All-Africa Games

The 8th All Africa Games were held from 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu.

Venues
List of Venues :
 * National Stadium – Athletics, Football (finals), Para sports
 * Main Gymnasium, ASC – Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Para sports
 * Racket Squash Courts (ASC) – Squash
 * Main Swimming Pool – Swimming, Para sports
 * Gymnasium (ASC) – Taekwondo
 * Main Sports Hall (ASC) – Volleyball, Para sports
 * Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton, Abuja – Badminton, Para sports, Wrestling
 * Old Parade Ground – Baseball, Softball
 * Scorpion Sports Hall, Guards Brigade – Basketball
 * International Conference Centre – Boxing
 * Agura Hotel – Chess
 * Roads – Cycling
 * Lagos – Football
 * Kaduna – Football
 * Bauchi – Football
 * Calabar – Football
 * Hockey Stadium, Hockey Training Pitch – Hockey
 * Yakubu Gowon Barracks – Squash
 * Congress Hall, Hilton – Table tennis
 * National Centre for Women's Development – Weightlifting, Para sports

Participating nations
Among the countries that participated at the 2003 All Africa Games were:


 * 🇨🇩 DR Congo
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇨🇩 DR Congo
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇨🇩 DR Congo
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇨🇩 DR Congo
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇨🇩 DR Congo
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇨🇩 DR Congo
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Sports
22 disciplines were contested at the 2003 All Africa Games, among them:




 * Special Sports:


 * Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Para-athletics
 * Table tennis pictogram.svg Para table tennis
 * Table tennis pictogram.svg Para table tennis