Ghana, 53 Others For 2019 African Beach Games In Sal, Cape Verde

Ghana, 53 Others For 2019 African Beach Games In Sal, Cape Verde

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A total number of 54 countries, including Ghana, will participate at the first ever African Beach Games which will take place on the island of Sal, Cape Verde from 14 – 23 June 2019.

The event was awarded to Sal island on the Atlantic archipelago at the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017.

According to CEO Sal 2019,Yann Craven, the African Beach Games are a new International Olympic Committee project, will feature beach versions of soccer, handball, volleyball, tennis (doubles and mixed doubles), freestyle football, 3×3 basketball. Others are athletics (Half Marathon), Karate (Kata), Coastal rowing (beach sprints), Kiteboard (kitefoil/ TT:R Boardercross) and Open Water Swimming (5km).

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Craven said the competition, which will feature over 1000 athletes and 500 officials, will provide additional opportunities for federations to expand their roles by incorporating and starting new initiatives which offers potential athletes new experience and challenge.

“Just like the All Africa Games and the Africa Youth Games, this is a new game. The idea is to give the young African elite athletes the platform to participate in some of the new and exciting sports like Kiteboard, coastal rowing, freestyle football and traditional beach sports like volleyball, soccer handball

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