page_title: 2003 Afro-Asian Games
section_title: Participating countries
hierarchical_section_title: 2003 Afro-Asian Games / Participating countries
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context_page_description: 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, 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 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.
  The First Afro-Asian Games were held after nearly two decades of delays, shifts and cancellations. The prolonged amount of time for these Games considerably reduced interest in them. After the preliminary decision of hosting the Games, the venue was shuttled between New Delhi and Kuwait City. At the last moment, New Delhi was out favoured by Hyderabad, which had hosted the National Games of India in 2002.
context_section_description: The First Afro-Asian Games were the first time that Asia and Africa came together for such a large event. 43 Asian countries and 53 African countries participated in this sporting event.
  Below is a list of all the participating countries in the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games.
   Afghanistan
   Algeria
   Angola
   Bahrain
   Bangladesh
   Benin
   Bhutan
   Botswana
   Brunei
   Burkina Faso
   Burundi
   Cambodia
   Cameroon
   Cape Verde
   Central African Republic
   Chad
   People's Republic of China (108)
   Chinese Taipei
   Comoros
   Republic of the Congo
   Democratic Republic of the Congo
   Djibouti
   Egypt
   Ethiopia
   Equatorial Guinea
   Eritrea
   Gabon
   Gambia
   Ghana
   Guinea
   Guinea-Bissau
   Hong Kong
   India (host)
   Indonesia
   Islamic Republic of Iran
   Iraq
   Côte d'Ivoire
   Japan
   Jordan
   Kazakhstan
   Kenya
   Kuwait
   Kyrgyzstan
   Laos
   Lebanon
   Lesotho
   Liberia
   Libya
   Madagascar
   Malaysia
   Malawi
   Maldives
   Mali
   Mauritania
   Mauritius
   Mongolia
   Morocco
   Mozambique
   Myanmar
   Namibia
     Nepal
   Niger
   Nigeria
   North Korea
   Oman
   Pakistan
   Palestine
   Philippines
   Qatar
   Rwanda
   São Tomé and Príncipe
   Saudi Arabia
   Sierra Leone
   Senegal
   Seychelles
   Singapore
   Somalia
   South Africa
   South Korea
   Sri Lanka
   Sudan
   Swaziland
   Syrian Arab Republic
   Tajikistan
   United Republic of Tanzania
   Thailand
   Togo
   Tunisia
   Turkmenistan
   Uganda
   United Arab Emirates
   Uzbekistan
   Vietnam
   Yemen
   Zambia
   Zimbabwe
caption: A view of the participants' flag-bearers
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