Mali at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Mali competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. The country’s team won six medals and came joint twenty-third in the medal table. The country competed in the first women’s football tournament in the history of the Games, and came fourth. Bourama Mariko won a silver medal in karate, and the team gained four bronze medals in taekwondo.

Mali at the
2003 All-Africa Games
IOC codeMLI
NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
6
All-Africa Games appearances
  • 1965
  • 1973
  • 1978
  • 1987–1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023

Competitors

Mali entered twenty nine events, twenty one for women and eight for men.[1] After the previous two tournaments, where the country had only won a silver and two bronze medals respectively, the team was determined to bring back more medals. In the first women’s football tournament of the Games, the Malian team qualified in Group B, coming second to South Africa, but losing to Cameroon in the bronze medal play-off.[2] Meanwhile, Moussa Konate competed in heavyweight boxing.[3] In track and field, ten athletes competed in nine events, Oumar Diarra coming fourth in the 400 metres hurdles, Kadiatou Camara coming fifth in the long jump, Oumou Traore coming eighth in the discus and Kadiatou Camara reaching the semi-final of the 100 metres. [4] The greatest hope, however, for the country lay in judo, and particularly Bourama Mariko, who went on to win the country’s only silver medal at the Games.[5] At the same time, four competitors entered the karate tournament, Mamadou Ba Gueye, N’Fau Fofana, Samir Haidara and Tiekoura Sinayoko, laying foundations for the success in the sport at the following 2007 Games.[6][7]

Medal summary

Mali won six medals, a silver and five bronze medals, and was ranked joint twenty third in the final medal table alongside Congo and Zambia.[8]

Medal table
Sport GoldSilverBronze Total
Karate0101
Taekwondo0044
Total0156

Silver Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 SilverBourama MarikoJudoMen's Under 73 kg17 October 2003[9][10]

Bronze Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 BronzeMohamed FofonaTaekwondoMen's Under 72 kg16 October 2003[11][12]
 BronzeIbrahim NiangTaekwondoMen's Under 62 kg17 October 2003[11][12]
 BronzeSitan TraoréTaekwondoWomen's Under 51 kg17 October 2003[11][12]
 BronzeAbdrahmane FamantaTaekwondoMen's Under 58 kg18 October 2003[11][12]

References
  1. "Number of Entries by Country". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "All Africa Games - Women's Football Tables". BBC. 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "Men's Heavy -91 Kg Boxing - Entry List With Exact Weight / Hommes Lourds -91 Kg Boxe - Liste Des Inscriptions Avec Poids Exact". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. Fuchs, Carole. "All Africa Games Abuja (Nigeria) 11-16 October 2003". africathle. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. Loma, Bruno (11 May 2009). "Judo : Le Mali abritera deux grandes compétitions internationales". Le Republican (in French).CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. "Entry List Karate / Liste des Inscriptions Karate". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. Bolly, Moussa (19 July 2007). "Jeux Africains « ALGER-2007 » : Le Mali s'offre une première médaille d'or". Les Echos (in French).CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. "All Africa Games > Abuja 2003 > Medal Table". bestsports. 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  9. "Medallists Judo / Médaillés Judo". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  10. "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Karate". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  11. "Medallists Taekwondo / Médaillés Taekwondo". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 November 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Taekwondo". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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