African Youth Games

African Youth Games
Abbreviation	AYG
First event	2010
Occur every	4 years
Last event	2018

The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco.^[1]^[2] This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, current director of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. The idea came in 2006, but the first African Youth Games only occurred in 2010.

^ "Jeux africains de la jeunesse au Maroc". Le Figaro. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ "Jeux africains de la Jeunesse : Clôture en apothéose". Al Bayane. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[1] "Jeux africains de la jeunesse au Maroc". Le Figaro. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[2] "Jeux africains de la Jeunesse : Clôture en apothéose". Al Bayane. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

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