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Afro-Asian Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Afro-Asian Games held at Hyderabad, India in 2003 were the first such instance of a sporting event involving the two continents. The organizers hailed the 1st Afro-Asian Games a great success and several high-ranking officials hinted that the city would have interest to bid for the Commonwealth Games and even the 2016 Olympic Games. Asian athletes were stronger in swimming, shooting, boxing, weightlifting and field hockey, while African countries took an upper hand in athletics, especially in long distance running. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afro_Asian_games   (343 words)

Afro-Asian Games Originally the games were meant to invite the top four teams and top four individuals from each continent (from the recently concluded African Games and last years Asian Games) to compete in the Afro-Asian Games. The games will supposedly pit the winners of the 2002 Asian Games, held last year in October, against the winners of the 2003 African Games, to be held this coming October. The Games are to be held from October 24 to November 2. www.internationalgames.net /afroasia.htm   (4550 words)

CIOL : News : Afro- Asian Games gets Hi-Fi with Wi-Fi Afro- Asian Games gets Hi-Fi with Wi-Fi The games scheduled to be held in Hyderabad, sees stadiums Wi-Fi enabled and having their own media centers. In National Games, the accreditation was centralized and the technical bottlenecks such as batch processing and in-built print command logic which did not allow simultaneous use of many printers from one PC threw the schedules haywire resulting in a backlog of three-days’ work at a given point of time. This was necessary because the participants in AAG are to be decided on the basis of results of All African Games to be concluded on October 18 in Abuja. www.ciol.com /content/news/2003/103101309.asp   (650 words)

The Telegraph - Calcutta Asian dominance was well pronounced as China and India topped with rich medal hauls on the final day of the shooting competition at the inaugural Afro-Asian Games here on Friday. Hyderabad: Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar won two golds for India in boxing on the final day of competition at the inaugural Afro-Asian Games but five other Indian boxers had to settle for silver medals. Asian Games champion in both air and free pistol Tan Zongliang was the cynosure of all eyes as he equalled a world record in the air pistol event besides becoming the lone marksman to win a golden double in this championship. www.telegraphindia.com /1031101/asp/sports/story_2524158.asp   (617 words)

Lack of interest haunts Afro-Asian Games' chiefs Top IOA officials argue that the Games will boost sports cooperation among the developing countries on both continents and that the Games have the potential to grow like the Asian Games, the inaugural edition of which was hosted by New Delhi in 1951. The Games were originally planned for November 2001 but were postponed because of security fears in the wake of the September 11 attacks in the United States and amid feuding between top Indian sports officials. Critics say the Games are an unwelcome addition to an already overcrowded international calendar and have come at a busy time for athletes preparing for next year's Athens Olympics. ushome.rediff.com /sports/2003/sep/30aag.htm   (697 words)

The Hindu : Afro-Asian Games: Official countdown begins With the official mascot of the inaugural edition of the Afro-Asian Games to be held here from October 24 to November 1, Sheroo greeting the Governor, Surjit Singh Barnala, the official countdown for the Games was formally launched by the Government today. Watal concluded with the remark that after the inaugural edition of the Asian Games in Delhi in 1952, they have become a regular event on the Continent's sports calendar and hoped that these Afro-Asian Games would also usher in a new era in sporting history. In fact, the delegates of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) from 71 countries are expected to be present for the closing ceremony on November 1. www.hindu.com /2003/09/25/stories/2003092500911900.htm   (663 words)

Countdown begins for Afro-Asian Games- The Times of India Kalmadi said no stone would be left unturned for the success of Afro-Asian Games as India would be bidding to host the Commonwealth Games of 2010 and officials from the Commonwealth Games organising committee would be present at the opening and closing ceremonies. As the city already had a massive infrastructure for the National Games, the same would be used for the Afro-Asian Games. The games, postponed thrice in the past, were scheduled to be held in New Delhi but the venue was shifted to Hyderabad after it successfully conducted the National Games. timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=155923   (375 words)

Countries for Afro Asian Games South Africa, Cameroon and Nigeria have all agreed to participate in the first Afro-Asian Games soccer tournament, which is to be played at full international, officials have told KICK OFF. The Afro-Asian Games were scheduled for New Delhi last November but postponed for one year. Four unidentified Asian countries will also be participating in the eight-nation event in India. www.kickoff.com /stories/story1895.html   (204 words)

Cabinet approves Afro-Asian Games Parliamentary Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj told reporters that the Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu had offered to host the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad where the National Games were held from December 13 to 22 last year. The inaugural Afro-Asian Games will be held in Hyderabad from October 24 to Novermber 1.  Swaraj said, the Games scheduled to be held from November 2 to 11, 2001, had to be postponed following the September 11 terrorist strike in the United States. www.rediff.com /sports/2003/aug/23games.htm   (209 words)

AAA: News about Asian Athletics Chairman of 1st Afro-Asian Games, Chandrababu Naidu, survives assassination bid - October 03, 2003 -The Chairman of the 1st Afro Asian Games to be held in Hyderabad (INDIA) from October 24 to November 01, 2003, survived an assasination bid. Beenamol doubtful for Afro-Asian Games - 15 October, 2003 - Kozhikode: Though steadily recovering from her toe injury, India's golden girl K M Beenamol is yet to decide on participating in the Afro-Asian Games, beginning from October 24 in Hyderabad... Asia keeps pace in Afro-Asian Games - 29 October 2003 - Asia kept its pace by winning 10 gold medals on the fourth day of the Afro-Asian Games (AAG) despite the opening of athletics competition in which Africa was thought to be in dominant position... www.asianathletics.org /html/news/afro-asian/afro-asian.htm   (2136 words)

Online edition of Daily News - Sports The Afro Asian Games, which began last Friday, is in full swing though the track and field events are scheduled to commence at GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Gachibowli tomorrow. De Alwis, who accompanies the 11-member Sri Lanka team for the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad said the 1998 Asian Games gold medallist could end up with a medal if he runs under 45.23 seconds. The champion woman thrower from Sri Lanka Navy bagged women's javelin throw silver medal at last month's Asian Championships in Manila and is determined to make her presence felt at this Games. www.dailynews.lk /2003/10/27/spo01.html   (666 words)

Edinburgh Evening News - Sport - Rain affects turnout at Afro-Asian Games The run-up to the games was marred by thunderstorms, late arrivals and last-minute cancellations that forced delays of early matches. The inauguration of the games was set for 17.30 local time (12.00 GMT) by Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani, and was to include a formation by Indian Air Force helicopters and presentations by skydivers. More than 2500 athletes were expected to take part in the games, which bring together the largest number of countries in any sporting event this year. edinburghnews.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1177792003   (275 words)

tata.com : CMC Software to manage IT needs of Afro Asian Games The Games and Event Management System (GeMS), a management system for large-scale international sporting events developed by CMC Limited, has been deployed to manage the complete IT requirements of the first Afro-Asian Games being conducted in Hyderabad. According to the company release, the first Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad is a sporting events organised in India. The new system is different in the sense that it has incorporated several new technologies, their successful integration, interfacing for ease of use by all users and the rich functionalities to meet the total requirements of different users. www.tata.com /cmc/media/20031025.htm   (295 words)

Grand opening to Afro Asian Games More than five decades after lighting the first Asian Games torch in New Delhi, India gave birth to another sporting extravaganza, when the Afro-Asian Games was inaugurated in Hyderabad on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani. With the theme song of the Afro-Asian Games playing in the background, Sheroo the lion, the official mascot, was escorted to the ground by around a thousand children. For the hosts, it was a moment to cherish since it was they who staged the first edition of the Asian Games 51 years back in Delhi. www.rediff.com /sports/2003/oct/24aag.htm   (463 words)

Grand end to Afro-Asian Games - Sify.com The closing ceremony, conceptualised as a grand Afro- Asian carnival, showcased India's rich cultural heritage and combined joyous performances from Africa and Asia. The Games also did a world of good to the country's Commonwealth Games bid as the hosts as the 26 Commonwealth member countries -- who participated in the Afro-Asian Games -- got a first-hand account of India's potential. Hyderabad: The inaugural Afro-Asian Games was consigned to history at a glittering ceremony here tonight but not before marking the celebration of unity between the two continents and boosting India's chances for hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games. sify.com /sports/others/fullstory.php?id=13297983   (920 words)

Top Chinese swimmers for Afro-Asian Games In the Afro-Asian Games, she will also compete in the 400m freestyle, in which she won a silver medal in Busan and gold four years earlier in Bangkok. China will field a seven-strong team in the Afro-Asian Games swimming competition, which will be held at the Swarnandhra Pradesh Swimming Complex from October 25 to 30. All seven are medallists from the 2002 Busan Asian Games. www.rediff.com /sports/2003/oct/14swim.htm   (358 words)

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport The quality of competitions may not be of the level of the Olympic Games and the World Championships, but the Afro-Asian Games would definitely set a bench mark, in many respects, and if the movement gets going, another golden chapter would be written in the sporting history of India, that is Bharat. They view the tennis competition in the games as something to be taken seriously as their reputation and future prospects are at stake. Ajay Jadeja, fighting a court case against the cricket board on his ban from the game on account of his alleged nexus with bookmakers, was today included in the 16-member Delhi team for the first two matches of the 2003-04 Ranji Trophy. www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031025/sports.htm   (5039 words)

Indiantelevision.com's Breaking News : Afro-Asian Games lends strength to India's Commonwealth Games bid NEW DELHI: Delhi's bid team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games closely watched the progress of first r Afro-Asian Games which were held in Hyderabad. Our staging of the Afro-Asian Games is similar to us hosting the first Asian Games in Delhi in 1951. The Afro Asian Games aired on DD Sports. www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k3/nov/nov32.htm   (290 words)

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune The Afro Asian Games, to be held in New Delhi from November 3 to 11, is one such example of a project which could have only emanated from an Indian think tank. Indian women have done well enough on the Asian front, finishing second to South Korea in the Asian Championships and should be able to finish among the medal winners in the Afro-Asian Games even though the challenge posed by South Africa and Zimbabwe cannot be written off. At the beginning of the Afro Asian Games exercise it was given out that India would be winning a few medals. www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010721/spr-trib.htm   (3495 words)

Afro-Asian Games: Hit or miss? The argument in favour of the organisers though is that since the inaugural Games were planned in such a hurry, and after so many hiccups, the cream of talent across the two continents had already made prior commitments. These Games have given him the perfect platform to prove that the city is capable. Built in one-and-a-half years for the 2002 National Games, the complex has seen the addition of a twin-turf hockey stadium in the last two months. web.mid-day.com /sports/national/2003/october/67163.htm   (1075 words)

AP ready to host Afro-Asian Games, says Naidu Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is ready to host Afro-Asian Games scheduled to be held in October and has all the infrastructure and organisational skills required for the event, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday. Naidu said he was in touch with Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which has to finalise the venue for the Afro-Asian Games (AAG) in which nearly 90 countries are expected to take part. The state government had earlier presented to IOA the infrastructure and other facilities the state has and staked its claim to host the games. news.indiainfo.com /2003/03/15/15afro.html   (181 words)

BBC SPORT AFRICA  Afro-Asian Games in jeopardy - again The first Afro-Asian Games, due to begin in two months time, may be postponed again because of disagreements within India's sports authorities. The Afro-Asian Games, which are to feature eight disciplines, including football, are scheduled for 3-11 November. The Afro-Asian Games, which first proposed in 1982. news.bbc.co.uk /sport/hi/english/football/africa/newsid_1506000/1506168.stm   (249 words)

Addition to Afro-Asian Games Chairman of the New Delhi Afro-Asian Games organising committee and president NOC of India Suresh Kalmadi assured the council that New Delhi Afro-Asian Games would be commercially viable. New Delhi, May 28: Two more disciplines -- hockey and weightlifting -- have been added to the Afro-Asian Games to be held in New Delhi next year. Randhir Singh informed the house about the inclusion of two disciplines and free air travel and board and lodging to all participants and officials for the inaugural games. www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000529/isp29020.html   (174 words)

rediff.com: Sports: Afro-Asian Games 2003 All five gold medals India earned from athletics at the Afro-Asian Games were from field events. The triumph gave Sania her fourth gold medal at the Afro-Asian Games. India beat Pakistan 3-1 to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Afro-Asian Games. in.rediff.com /sports/aag03.htm   (307 words)

First Afro-Asian Games 2001, 03-11 November, 2001 An MoU between the Afro- Asian Games Oraganising Committee (AAGOC) and the ITDC for providing accommodation and hospitality for the Games is signed in presence of the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Sushree Uma Bharati in New Delhi on August 30, 2001. An MoU is signed between the Afro-Asian Games Organising Committee (AAGOC) and Air India for the official air carrier of the Games in presence of the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Sushree Uma Bharti in New Delhi on August 31, 2001. Sushma Swaraj, the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Sushree Uma Bharti and the Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Ananth Kumar flagged off a run as a precursor to the Afro- Asian Games (to be held in Delhi from November 3-11) in New Delhi on August 29, 2001. pib.nic.in /archieve/games/afro_asian2001/afro_asian_ph_2001.html   (500 words)

BBC SPORT AFRICA  Afro-Asian games cancelled The Afro-Asian Games have failed to catch the public's imagination, with few people giving their support and most calling the event a waste of money. The Games were to be the first major event between the two continents and the first to be staged in India since the 1982 Asian Games. It has proved to be an organisational nightmare, with the Games being postponed on a number of previous occasions because of funding problems. news.bbc.co.uk /sport/low/english/football/africa/newsid_1542000/1542668.stm   (284 words)

Gabito spearheads RP bid in Afro-Asian Games - Oct. 25, 2003 LONG JUMP ace Lerma Bulauitan-Gabito will lead a seven-member athletics team leaving Saturday to compete in the first Afro-Asian Games which formally opened Friday at the GMC Balayogi Athletics Stadium in Hyderabad, India. The Filipinos' stint in the Games, which drew more than 2,000 athletes from 44 Asian and 53 African nations, is part of the Philippine Sports Commission's preparations for the Vietnam Southeast Games in December. Lopez, who's been tapped to be the Games' technical director for boxing, brought along Harry Tañamor, Violito Payla, Ferdie Gamo and Roel Laguna, coach Pat Gaspi and referee Mar de Guia. www.inq7.net /spo/2003/oct/25/spo_8-1.htm   (423 words)

Gulfnews: Afro-Asian Games to miss top stars The Afro-Asian Games, expected to be held here from October 24- November 1, in which 90-odd countries are expected to participate will be without some of the top stars from both the continents, it is learnt. And secondly, there is news coming in that top African athletes are staying away from the All-African Games at Abuja to begin from Saturday, there are doubts that not only top Asian sportspersons, but even the top guns from Africa might stay away from Hyderabad. The officials have reason to be worried because firstly, this is an event that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu moved heaven and earth to host in Hyderabad. archive.gulfnews.com /articles/03/10/02/99183.html   (251 words)

Sports: Afro-Asian Games; Sand, gold and glory; Nov 9, 2002 The Week The first Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad had a number of Asian and African stars-not necessarily the best in the business but classy nevertheless. Gulab had little reason to remember the Afro-Asian Games, except perhaps for his first brush with classy runners from Ethiopia. Vijayan has been a sentimental favourite ever since he said before the start of the games that this would be his last international tournament. www.the-week.com /23nov09/sports1.htm   (1133 words)

State awarded Afro-Asian Games- The Times of India Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chairman Suresh Kalmadi and Asian Olympic Association (AOA) secretary general Ranadhir Singh have sent separate letters to chief minister Chandrababu Naidu announcing that the Andhra Pradesh would be the next venue for the prized Games. Hectic lobbying and the infrastructure created during the recently held National Games reportedly influenced the Centre, the IOA and AOA in awarding the Games to the state. Suresh Kalmadi and Ranadhir Singh have suggested to the government to go ahead with the preparations for the Games to be held between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=41197919   (335 words)

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