Wikimedia Ghana User Group Coverage of Africa Games 23
Wikimedia Ghana User Group is excited to announce that we will cover the Africa Games 23. Although the event was initially scheduled for 2023, it has been rescheduled to 2024 due to unforeseen circumstances. Our team looks forward to providing comprehensive coverage and documentation of this significant sporting event on Wikimedia Commons and other projects.
The Africa Games are minimally represented on Wikimedia Commons, so this event in Accra, Ghana, will provide an opportunity to increase the number of images in that category and introduce Wikimedia Commons to the Africa Games local organizing committee.
Dates of games coverage[edit]
The games will be covered in various game venues in Ghana from March 8 to March 23, 2024.
The schedule for the Games is as follows.
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
| March | 4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed |
7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun |
11th Mon |
12th Tue |
13th Wed |
14th Thu |
15th Fri |
16th Sat |
17th Sun |
18th Mon |
19th Tue |
20th Wed |
21st Thu |
22nd Fri |
23rd Sat |
Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arm wrestling | 13 | 13 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Athletics
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3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
 Badminton
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● | ● | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 3x3 basketball
|
● | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Boxing
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
 Chess
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1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cricket
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● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Field hockey
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Football
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 Judo
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2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Karate
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8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Swimming
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7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
 Table tennis
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● | 2 | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Taekwondo
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4 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4+ | |||||||||||||||
 Tennis
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Triathlon
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Volleyball
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● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Weightlifting
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
 Wrestling
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3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March | 4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed |
7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun |
11th Mon |
12th Tue |
13th Wed |
14th Thu |
15th Fri |
16th Sat |
17th Sun |
18th Mon |
19th Tue |
20th Wed |
21st Thu |
22nd Fri |
23rd Sat |
Events | |
Games venues and sporting activity[edit]
- Borteyman Sports Complex - Badminton, Handball, Weightlifting, Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Fencing and Tennis, Combat Sports like Karate-Do, Judo, Taekwondo, MMA and Wrestling. The new Aquatic Center will be for Swimming and Triathlon.
- The University of Ghana, Legon—Games Village serves as the main Games Center for accreditation, transport, and other administrative issues and is the venue for Arm wrestling, Athletics (Track / Field), Squash, and Rugby.
- The University of Ghana Stadium - Football, Athletics, Triathlon
- Accra Sports Stadium - Male Football
- Cape Coast Stadium - Female Football
- Laboma Beach - Beach Soccer, Beach Volley
- Bukom Boxing Arena - Boxing
- Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium - Hockey
- Alisa Hotel - Chess
- Olebu - Cycling
- Achimota Oval – Cricket
| Venue | Events |
|---|---|
| Accra Sports Stadium | Opening and Closing Ceremony |
| Male Football | |
| Cape Coast Stadium | Female Football |
| Aquatics | |
| Handball
Judo Karate Taekwondo | |
| Badminton
Boxing Volleyball Weightlifting | |
| Tennis | |
| Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium | Field hockey |
| Achimota Oval | Cricket
Squash |
| University of Ghana Stadium | Football
Athletics Triathlon |
| Laboma Beach | Beach Soccer, Beach Volley |
| Bukom Boxing Arena | Boxing |
Sporting Disciplines[edit]
Olympic Qualifiers[edit]
- Wrestling
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Badminton
- Triathlon
- Table Tennis
- Cycling
- Athletics
Non-Olympic Qualifiers[edit]
- Weightlifting
- Volleyball
- Taekwondo
- Rugby
- Karate-Do
- Judo
- Hockey
- Handball
- Football
- Cricket
- Chess
- Boxing
- Beach Volleyball
- Basketball (3X3)
- Arm Wrestling
Demonstration Sports[edit]
- Teqball
- Scrabble
- Pickleball
- E-Sports
- Speedball
- Sambo
- Mixed Martial Arts
Types of photos we will be photographing for Wikimedia Commons[edit]
- Action shots of Athletes
- Athletes Displaying medals
- Candids of Athletes
- Medal Ceremonies
- Team photos
- Individual shots
Team covering the games[edit]
This is a Wikimedia Ghana User Group sanction project, and two of its volunteers with photography backgrounds, namely Justice Okai-Allotey & Amuzu Joe Gabriel, will cover the 2023 Africa Games.
Commons Categories[edit]
We are currently using the following categories for the games [2023 African Games] and [Wikimedia Ghana UG Africa Games 23 Coverage].