| Host city | Accra, Ghana |
|---|---|
| Nations | 15 |
| Events | 5 sports |
| Opening | 16 June 2012 |
| Closing | 22 June 2012 |
| Opened by | John Mahama |
| Main venue | Accra Sports Stadium |
| Website | www.ecowasgames.moys.goc.gh |
The 2012 ECOWAS Games was the second biennial regional sports meeting of the Economic Community of West African States.[1] The event was held in Accra, Ghana from the 16th of June to the 22nd of June 2012. Ghana's sports team won the most medals at the event. The 5 sports that featured in the 2012 games were athletics, wrestling, handball, volleyball and boxing. The first edition of the event was held in Nigeria in 2010.[2] The games were sponsored by Rlg Communications, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghana Oil Company, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghallywood and Zoomlion.[3]
Participating nations
Ghana
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Ivory Coast
The Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Sports
Athletics ()
Boxing ()
Handball ()
Volleyball ()
Wrestling ()
Medal table
* Host nation (Ghana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 37 | |
| 2 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 35 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals (15 entries) | 40 | 34 | 32 | 106 | |
Calendar
The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar is to be completed with event finals information.[4][5]
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| September | 2nd Sat |
3rd Sun |
4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||
| ● | ● | ● | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
Venues
- Accra Sports Stadium Complex – Boxing, Handball, Volleyball, Wrestling
- El-Wak Sports Stadium – Athletics
References
- ↑ "ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre Solicits Media Support". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast To Host 2014 ECOWAS Games". Channels Television. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "ECOWAS Games 2012: Games opens on impressive note". www.moys.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ (in Portuguese) 2011 All-Africa Games Program Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ General Schedule"
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