The number of qualifiers for the men's and women's beach volleyball tournaments at the 2019 African Games has been doubled from the 2015 event owing to its popularity among fans.
Morocco's Sports Minister Rachid Talbi Alami met with the heads of the Presidents of African sporting governing bodies to discuss preparations for this year's African Games.
Sol Dunas Beach Resort in Santa Maria will serve as the Athletes' Village at this year's African Beach Games in Cape Verde, organisers have announced.
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has been named as an official sponsor of the 2019 African Beach Games in Cape Verde.
African Billiards and Snooker Confederation (ABSC) have announced snooker will be included on the programme for this year’s African Games in Morocco.
Sal 2019 held an event to mark the six-month countdown to the inaugural African Beach Games in Cape Verde.
Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) President Mustapha Berraf has pledged to ensure next year's African Games in Morocco will be staged without the problems which have plagued previous editions of the event.
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) have announced they have won the rights to host the 2023 African Games.
Ghana will enter the race to host the 2023 African Games, according to reports in the country.
Nigeria and Morocco will meet in the African Youth Games boys' football final after winning last four encounters in Algiers.
Morocco have agreed to step in as the host of the 2019 African Games, the country’s Youth and Sports Ministry have announced.
Mozambique celebrated double gold in beach volleyball at the African Youth Games in Algiers.
Hosts Algeria enjoyed fencing success at the African Youth Games in the country’s capital city Algiers.
Ethiopia celebrated a one-two in the women's individual time trial cycling event at the African Youth Games in Algiers.
Hosts Algeria celebrated a hat-trick of team judo titles as the African Youth Games continued in their capital Algiers.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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