Athletes from 52 nations are competing in Ghana at the African Games. The three-week event is also a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The games, formerly called the All-African Games, are held every four years, the year before the Olympics. This year, 52 countries are competing, making it an actual pan-African sporting event.
Some disciplines also hold national championships around this time, meaning experienced athletes may stay home to compete in these events instead. Traditionally, the African Union organizes the games. But in 2019, the AU, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa , and the Association of African Sports Confederations all signed a deal to run that year's games as an Olympic qualifier before the Tokyo Olympics.
The spokesperson for the Local Organizing Committee overseeing the games' preparations, Dan Kwaku Yeboah, is proud of the complex. The government refurbished accommodation facilities on campus for the athlete's village to the tune of $16 million.
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