Between 1962 and 1964, was helds the Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques. In 1972, a Central African Cup competition had been organised in Brazzaville, featuring a number of sporting events, and this proved to be a precursor to the Central African Games, which was first held four years later.
The first Games were designed as a buildup to the 1976 Summer Olympics,[3] but this proved to be the year's highlight for many of the athletes as many African countries boycotted the Olympics in protest of New Zealand's sporting links with Apartheid-era South Africa.[4]
Events at the final edition of the Games in 1987 acted as qualifiers for the 1987 All-Africa Games in some cases.[3]
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^Stokkermans, Karel (2003-12-12). Central African Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2010-02-10.
^ abBell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games (Pg. 91). McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN0-7864-1026-4.
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central, african, games, international, multi, sport, event, countries, within, central, africa, held, three, occasions, 1976, libreville, gabon, 1981, luanda, angola, finally, 1987, brazzaville, people, republic, congo, contents, history, editions, precedent,. The Central African Games was an international multi sport event for countries within Central Africa It was held on three occasions in 1976 in Libreville Gabon in 1981 in Luanda Angola and finally in 1987 in Brazzaville People s Republic of the Congo 1 2 Contents 1 History 2 Editions 2 1 Precedent games 2 1 1 Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques 2 1 2 Coupe d Afrique Centrale 2 2 Central African Games 3 Sports 4 Nations 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editBetween 1962 and 1964 was helds the Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques In 1972 a Central African Cup competition had been organised in Brazzaville featuring a number of sporting events and this proved to be a precursor to the Central African Games which was first held four years later The first Games were designed as a buildup to the 1976 Summer Olympics 3 but this proved to be the year s highlight for many of the athletes as many African countries boycotted the Olympics in protest of New Zealand s sporting links with Apartheid era South Africa 4 Events at the final edition of the Games in 1987 acted as qualifiers for the 1987 All Africa Games in some cases 3 Editions editPrecedent games edit Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques edit Edition Year Host City Host Nation Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed TeamI 1962 Bangui Central African Rep 24 December 31 December II 1964 Yaounde Cameroon 11 July 19 July Coupe d Afrique Centrale edit Edition Year Host City Host Nation Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed TeamI 1972 Brazzaville Congo 13 July 23 July II 1974 N Djamena Chad CancelledCentral African Games edit Edition Year Host City Host Nation Start Date End Date Nations Competitors Sports Events Top Placed TeamI 1976 Libreville Gabon 30 June 10 July 11 1312 8 II 1981 Luanda Angola 20 August 2 September 10 1200 8 III 1987 Brazzaville Congo 18 April 30 April 11 1044 5 Sports edit nbsp Athletics details nbsp Basketball details nbsp Boxing details nbsp Cycling details nbsp Football details nbsp Handball details nbsp Judo details nbsp Volleyball details Nations edit nbsp Angola nbsp Burundi nbsp Cameroon nbsp Central African Republic nbsp Chad nbsp Equatorial Guinea nbsp Gabon nbsp People s Republic of the Congo nbsp Rwanda nbsp Sao Tome and Principe nbsp ZaireSee also editAfrican Games South African Games now defunct West African Games inactive References edit Central African Games GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2010 02 21 Stokkermans Karel 2003 12 12 Central African Games RSSSF Retrieved on 2010 02 10 a b Bell Daniel 2003 Encyclopedia of International Games Pg 91 McFarland and Company Inc Publishers Jefferson North Carolina ISBN 0 7864 1026 4 1976 African countries boycott Olympics BBC 1976 07 17 Retrieved on 2010 05 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central African Games amp oldid 1143714998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
