The 9th African Games was held in Algeria during the period of 11-23 July 2007. 9150 athletes representing 52 African countries participated in 27 games.
Contests were held in Algeria the capital, Bomordas, Vebara and El-Balida.
Egypt participated by 560 athletes in 28 games including 22 Olympic Games, 3 non-Olympic games; Karate, Kickboxing and chess and 3 handicapped games; Athletics, Basketball on chairs and Ring ball.
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Egypt's results in African Games 1965-2007
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Ranking
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Medals
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City
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Year
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Tournament
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Bronze
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Silver
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Gold
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First
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2
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10
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18
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Brazzaville
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1965
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First
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First
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15
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16
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26
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Lagos
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1973
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Second
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Withdraw
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1
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-
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1
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Algeria
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1978
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Third
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First
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26
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28
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47
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Nairobi
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1987
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Fourth
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First
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50
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46
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92
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Cairo
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1991
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Fifth
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Second
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51
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41
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59
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Harare
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1995
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Sixth
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Third
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46
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60
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54
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Johannesburg
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1999
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Seventh
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First
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72
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62
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80
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Abuja
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2003
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Eighth
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First
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60
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63
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74
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Algeria
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2007
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Ninth
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Egypt tops the winners of the previous African Games by 904 medals including 373 gold, 270 silver and 261 bronze medals. Nigeria came second after Egypt then South Africa then Algeria then Tunisia.
Egypt's Results

Egypt regained the first rank of all African Games after 16 years since 1991. The Egyptian athletes collected 197 medals including 74 gold medals, 63 silver medals and 60 bronze medals.
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Table for Egyptian teams medals
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Total
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Bronze
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Silver
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Gold
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Game
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Serial
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40
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6
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11
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23
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Weightlifting
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1
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13
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1
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4
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8
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Chess
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2
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16
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5
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4
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7
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Wrestling
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3
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11
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3
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2
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6
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Taekwondo
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4
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14
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4
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5
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5
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Gymnastics
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5
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14
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4
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6
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4
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Karate
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6
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10
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2
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5
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3
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Archery
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7
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15
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7
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5
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3
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Fencing
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8
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8
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4
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1
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3
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Athletic ( Handicapped)
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9
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6
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-
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3
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3
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Athletic
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10
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8
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5
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1
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2
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Rowing
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11
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7
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2
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3
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2
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Judo
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12
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5
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2
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1
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2
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Boxing
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13
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7
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3
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3
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1
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Table Tennis
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14
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1
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-
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-
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1
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Handball
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15
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1
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-
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-
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1
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Volleyball
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16
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10
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6
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4
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-
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Swimming
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17
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6
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3
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3
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-
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Tennis
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18
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1
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-
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1
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-
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Basketball
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19
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1
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-
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1
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-
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Ring ball (Handicapped)
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20
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1
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1
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-
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-
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Basketball (Handicapped)
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21
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1
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1
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-
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-
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Sailing
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22
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1
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