The West African University Games (French: Jeux Universitaires Ouest Africains), also known as the ECOWAS Students Games, is a multi-sport event between student-athletes from West African universities.[1] The competition was first held in 1965 in Ibadan, Nigeria, and has been held on a roughly once ever four to six years since 1989.[2]
The idea for the competition emerged from a conference of West African universities in 1964 in Ibadan.[3]
The last edition to be held was the 14th at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, lasting from 31 October to 12 November 2018.[4] The 13th edition of the games in 2012 involved 1,443 athletes from 56 West African Universities (6 non-competing) from 5 West African nations. A total of 13 Olympic sports were contested.[5]
Editions
| Games | Year | Host country | Host city | Dates | Sports | Nations | Competitors | Universities | Medal table winner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1965 | Nigeria | Ibadan[6] | |||||||||||
| II | 1967 | Ghana | Legon (Accra)[6] | |||||||||||
| III | 1969 | Sierra Leone | Freetown[6] | |||||||||||
| IV | 1971 | Nigeria | Lagos[6] | |||||||||||
| V | 1973 | Ghana | Kumasi[6] | |||||||||||
| VI | 1975 | Nigeria | Ifẹ[6] | |||||||||||
| VII | 1977 | Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro[6] | |||||||||||
| VIII | 1989 | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou[6] | |||||||||||
| IX | 1995 | Nigeria | Benin City[6] | |||||||||||
| X | 1999 | Benin | Cotonou[6] | |||||||||||
| XI | 2003 | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou[3] | |||||||||||
| XII | 2008 | Ghana | Accra[3] | 43 | ||||||||||
| XIII | 2012 | Nigeria | Ilorin[5] | 27 March – 7 April | 13 | 5 | 1,443 | 56 | ||||||
| XIV | 2018 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt[4] | 31 October – 12 November | XV | 2023 | Nigeria | Ile-Ife[7] | 17 December - 21 December | |||||
Sports
Athletics ()
References
- ↑ Akpodonor, Gowon (2018-10-10). We’ll rule athletics, swimming, Uniport boasts ahead 2018 WAUG Games. The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ↑ West African University Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- 1 2 3 WAUG Ends In Accra. Modern Ghana (2008-04-01). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- 1 2 West African University Games start off in Nigeria. FISU (2018-10-31). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- 1 2 13th West Africa University Games successfully hosted in Nigeria. FISU (2012-05-15). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
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