2003 Afro-Asian Games

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 2003 Afro-Asian Games, officially known as the First Afro-Asian Games or I Afro-Asian Games and unofficially known as the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Hyderabad-Secunderabad, India, from October 24 to November 1, 2003. The Afro-Asian Games was the largest sporting event ever to be held in Hyderabad, and one of the largest in India, second only to the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games by athletes' volume. The scale of these Games exceeds even the two Asian Games held in Delhi in 1951 and 1982. More than 2000 athletes from 96 countries competed in the Games. A total of 131 sporting events in eight disciplines were conducted. Also, 120 countries sent 1,565 official representatives to these Games.