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Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

has been part of the All-Africa Games
All-Africa Games
The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...

since 2003

2003 All-Africa Games

The 8th All Africa Games were October 5-17, 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium...

in Abuja

Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

Medal table

1	align=left	\|8	7	10	25
2	align=left	\|8	7	8	23
3	align=left	\|1	2	7	10
4	align=left	\|1	0	2	3
5	align=left	\|0	1	1	2
5	align=left	\|0	1	1	2
7	align=left	\|0	0	5	5
8	align=left	\|0	0	1	1
8	align=left	\|0	0	1	1
Total		18	18	36	72

Host cities

Year	City	Date
2003 2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were October 5-17, 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium...	Abuja Abuja Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...	October 5 – October 17, 2003
2007 2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there...	Algiers Algiers ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...	July 11 – July 23, 2007
2011 2011 All-Africa Games The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked only the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.-Host awarding:...	Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...	September 6 – September 12, 2011

Previous winners

Year	Men's Singles	Women's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles	Mixed Doubles	Team
2003 Details Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games was held from October 4 to 18, 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria.-Medalists:-Medal count:...	Edicha Ocholi	Grace Daniel	Greg Okuonghae Ibrahim Adamu	Michelle Edwards Michelle Edwards Michelle Edwards is a female badminton player from South Africa.Edwards played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Aparna Popat of India in the round of 32 in women's singles... Chantal Botts Chantal Botts -Career:Botts competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Michelle Edwards. They were defeated by Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the round of 32....	Chris Dedman Antoinette Uys Antoinette Uys Antoinette Uys is a female badminton player from South Africa.Antoinette competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Chris Dednam. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing of Chinese Taipei in the round of 32.-References:**...	South Africa
2007 Details Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held from July 13 to July 19, 2007 in Algiers, Algeria.-Medalists:-Final results:-Medal count:-References:**, published by Xinhua on 2007-07-16; retrieved 2011-09-01....	Nabil Lasmari Nabil Lasmari Nabil Lasmari is a male badminton player from Algeria, with the French nationality.-Career:Lasmari played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles and was defeated in the second round by Dicky Palyama of the Netherlands, 21–18, 14–21, 21–11.The same year he won the gold medal in badminton...	Grace Daniel	Roelof Dednam Chris Dednam Chris Dednam Chris Dednam is a male badminton player from South Africa.Dednam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Antoinette Uys. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing...	Michelle Edwards Michelle Edwards Michelle Edwards is a female badminton player from South Africa.Edwards played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Aparna Popat of India in the round of 32 in women's singles... Chantal Botts Chantal Botts -Career:Botts competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Michelle Edwards. They were defeated by Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the round of 32....	Georgie Cupidon Georgie Cupidon Georgie Cupidon is a male badminton player from Seychelles.-2008 Olympics:He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Juliette Ah-Wan and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.-References:... Juliette Ah-Wan Juliette Ah-Wan -2008 Olympics:She competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Georgie Cupidon and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.-References:...	Nigeria Nigeria national badminton team The Nigeria national badminton team represents Nigeria in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *2008 - 9th/12th...
2011 Details Badminton at the 2011 All-Africa Games Badminton at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique was held between September 6–12, 2011.-Medal table:-Results:-References:*...	Jacob Maliekal	Susan Ideh	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	Stacey Doubell Annari Viljoen	Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen	Nigeria Nigeria national badminton team The Nigeria national badminton team represents Nigeria in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *2008 - 9th/12th...

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