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1987 All-Africa Games

Index 1987 All-Africa Games

The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987, to August 12, 1987, in Nairobi, Kenya. [1]

40 relations: Adewale Olukoju, African Games, Algeria men's national volleyball team, Algeria national handball team, Angola national basketball team, Association football, Cairo, Cameroon men's national volleyball team, Cameroon women's national handball team, China, Congo national handball team, Congo women's national handball team, Daniel arap Moi, DR Congo women's national basketball team, Egypt, Egypt national handball team, Egypt women's national volleyball team, Heptathlon, Hurdling, Ivory Coast women's national handball team, John Ngugi, Kenya, Kenya men's national field hockey team, Kenya women's national volleyball team, Maria Usifo, Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Pentathlon, Racewalking, Reinhard Fabisch, Relay race, Selina Chirchir, Senegal national basketball team, Tunis, Tunisia, Zimbabwe men's national field hockey team, 10,000 metres, 1978 All-Africa Games, 1991 All-Africa Games, 3000 metres.

Adewale Olukoju

Adewale Olukoju (born July 27, 1968) is a Nigerian athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put.

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African Games

The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC).

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Algeria men's national volleyball team

The Algeria men's national volleyball team represents Algeria in international volleyball competitions.

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Algeria national handball team

The Algeria national handball team is the national handball team of Algeria and is controlled by the Algerian Handball Federation.

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Angola national basketball team

The Angolan national basketball team is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Cairo

Cairo (القاهرة) is the capital of Egypt.

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Cameroon men's national volleyball team

The Cameroon men's national volleyball team represents Cameroon in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches.

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Cameroon women's national handball team

The Cameroon women's national handball team is the national team of Cameroon.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Congo national handball team

The Republic of the Congo national handball team is the national handball team of Congo.

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Congo women's national handball team

The Congo women's national handball team is the national team of Republic of the Congo (from 1970 to 1991 the People's Republic of the Congo).

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Daniel arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born 2 September 1924) is a former Kenyan politician who served as the second President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002.

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DR Congo women's national basketball team

The DR Congo women's national basketball team represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in international basketball competitions.

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Egypt

Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.

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Egypt national handball team

The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt and is controlled by the Egyptian Handball Federation.

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Egypt women's national volleyball team

The Egypt women's national volleyball team represents Egypt in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.

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Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.

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Hurdling

Hurdling is the act of running and jumping over an obstacle at speed.

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Ivory Coast women's national handball team

The Ivory Coast women's national handball team is the national team of Ivory Coast.

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John Ngugi

John Ngugi Kamau (born 10 May 1962), is a former Kenyan long-distance runner, often called one of the greatest cross country runners of all time and winner of the 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with its capital and largest city in Nairobi.

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Kenya men's national field hockey team

The Kenya national field hockey team had its best result in the Hockey World Cup was fourth place in 1971.

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Kenya women's national volleyball team

The Kenya women's national volleyball team represents Kenya in international volleyball competitions.

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Maria Usifo

Maria Usifo (born August 1, 1964) is a retired Nigerian athlete who specialized in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.

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Moi International Sports Centre

The Moi International Sports Centre (abbreviated as M.I.S.C.) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya.

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Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya.

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Pentathlon

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events.

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Racewalking

Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics.

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Reinhard Fabisch

Reinhard Fabisch (19 August 1950 – 12 July 2008) was a German football manager and player who was last employed as manager of the Benin national side, a position he took up in December 2007 and left in May 2008.

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Relay race

A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action.

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Selina Chirchir

Salina Chirchir (born August 28, 1968) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner and a marathoner.

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Senegal national basketball team

The Senegalese national basketball team has included several players who have competed in the U.S. National Basketball Association, including former Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop and current Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng, and is considered to be, along with those of Nigeria and Angola, a top African side.

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Tunis

Tunis (تونس) is the capital and the largest city of Tunisia.

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Tunisia

Tunisia (تونس; Berber: Tunes, ⵜⵓⵏⴻⵙ; Tunisie), officially the Republic of Tunisia, (الجمهورية التونسية) is a sovereign state in Northwest Africa, covering. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia's population was estimated to be just under 11.93 million in 2016. Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on its northeast coast. Geographically, Tunisia contains the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains, and the northern reaches of the Sahara desert. Much of the rest of the country's land is fertile soil. Its of coastline include the African conjunction of the western and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Basin and, by means of the Sicilian Strait and Sardinian Channel, feature the African mainland's second and third nearest points to Europe after Gibraltar. Tunisia is a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic. It is considered to be the only full democracy in the Arab World. It has a high human development index. It has an association agreement with the European Union; is a member of La Francophonie, the Union for the Mediterranean, the Arab Maghreb Union, the Arab League, the OIC, the Greater Arab Free Trade Area, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, the African Union, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Group of 77; and has obtained the status of major non-NATO ally of the United States. In addition, Tunisia is also a member state of the United Nations and a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Close relations with Europe in particular with France and with Italy have been forged through economic cooperation, privatisation and industrial modernization. In ancient times, Tunisia was primarily inhabited by Berbers. Phoenician immigration began in the 12th century BC; these immigrants founded Carthage. A major mercantile power and a military rival of the Roman Republic, Carthage was defeated by the Romans in 146 BC. The Romans, who would occupy Tunisia for most of the next eight hundred years, introduced Christianity and left architectural legacies like the El Djem amphitheater. After several attempts starting in 647, the Muslims conquered the whole of Tunisia by 697, followed by the Ottoman Empire between 1534 and 1574. The Ottomans held sway for over three hundred years. The French colonization of Tunisia occurred in 1881. Tunisia gained independence with Habib Bourguiba and declared the Tunisian Republic in 1957. In 2011, the Tunisian Revolution resulted in the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, followed by parliamentary elections. The country voted for parliament again on 26 October 2014, and for President on 23 November 2014.

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Zimbabwe men's national field hockey team

The Zimbabwe men's national field hockey team is the team that represents Zimbabwe in the sport of field hockey.

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10,000 metres

The 10,000 metres or 10,000-meter run is a common long-distance track running event.

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1978 All-Africa Games

The 3rd All-Africa Games – Algiers 1978 was a multi-sport event played from July 13, 1978, to July 28, 1978, in Algiers, Algeria.

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1991 All-Africa Games

The 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt.

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3000 metres

The 3000 metres or 3000-meter run is a track running event, also commonly known as the 3K or 3K run, where 7.5 laps are completed around an outdoor 400 m track or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.

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Redirects here:

4th All-Africa Games.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_All-Africa_Games

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