The All Africa Games is organised by the African Union to foster unity in Africa through sports as well as present an avenue for indigenous
athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games. It has been successfully held 13 times since 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo, with the most recent concluding on March 23. Sports contested include…
The 100m hurdles female world record holder, Oluwatobiloba Amusan won two gold medals . Several other weightlifters won three gold medals each, such as Umoafia Edidong for men 59kg, Eze Joy for women 71kg, Ayodele Ruth for 64kg, Lawal Rafiatu for women 59kg, and Olarinoye Adijat for women 55kg. While in cycling, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye won a silver medal in the women’s individual time trial and a bronze medal in the women’s road race. The handball men’s team finished in third place having trashed Benin 38-20.
While the Flying Eagles couldn’t advance past the group stage following a 3-2 trouncing by Senegal. The wrestling team came second in the ranking table with six gold all by female athletes who won all available categories, three silver and two bronze medals behind Egypt and ahead of Algeria. The athletes were rewarded in camp at the culmination of the games by the sports minister, Senator John Owan Enoh with 3,000 dollars for gold, 2,000 dollars for silver and 1,000 dollars for bronze for individual events and 5,000 dollars for gold, 3,000 dollars for silver and 1,500 dollars for bronze for doubles events while for events of six athletes, 6,000 dollars for gold, 4,000 dollars for silver and 3,000 dollars for bronze.
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