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Arafura Games
TheArafura Games
is a Multi-sport event held every 2 years in the Australian city ofDarwin, inthe Northern Territory. It is an international event which draws its competitors from around the
world. First held in 1991, the most recent Games, held in 2009, involved over 30 nations and
over 3,000 athletes. From 2005, it will include events for athletes with physical disabilities. The
2007 Arafura Games received patronage from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Called a "meeting of Sporting Neighbours", the Arafura Games takes its name from the Arafura
Sea, which lies between northern Australia and Southeast Asia. The nations that are based
around the Arafura Sea originally formed the basis of the Arafura Games, however in recent
years countries from further afield have participated, including USA, England, Brazil and
Liechtenstein. The Games were known as the Arafura Sports Festival up until 1997.
The Arafura Games were cancelled in 2003 due to concern over the SARS virus.
These Games were the first ever international sporting festival to have Australian Rules Football
as an international competition sport in its own right. The International Australian Football
Council was formed after the 1995 Games, playing an important role in promoting Aussie Rules
until dissolving in 2001.
Basketball
Basketball is a foundation sport of the Arafura Games, starting back in 1991 basketball hasgrown from a 4 team competition with teams from around the Darwin region to an 8 team
international competition with teams from all over the world.
Basketball is played at the Darwin Basketball Stadium, Abala Road Marrara, in the Marrara
Sporting Complex.
The basketball competition is conducted under Federation of International Basketball
Associations (FIBA) conditions and Guidelines.
In recent years the USA squad of players from University teams around the United States of
America have dominated the competition in terms of winning the Gold medal. The Northern
Territory team have been shaded in the last 4 Arafura games by the Americans and only their
depth on the bench has let them down. The Northern Territory have won the Silver medal in
the past 4 Arafura games.
2007 Arafura Games Basketball results: Arafura Games 2007
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GoldUnited States of America: USA Colleges
Silver Northern Territory: Northern Territory
BronzeAustralian Indigenous: Australian Indigenous
Sports
The Arafura Games will next be held 7-14 May 2011. The sports that are to be played at the
2011 Arafura Games are:
y Athletics- including Paralymic eventsy Basketbally Boxingy Crickety Football (soccer) - including Paralympic eventsy Golfy Hockeyy International lifesavingy Muay Thai - new sport for 2009y SepakTakrawy Shooting - Clay Targety Shooting - Pistol (IPSC)y Shooting - Pistol/Air Rifle (ISSF) - including Paralympic eventsy Squashy Swimming - including Paralympic eventsy Table tennis - including Paralympic eventsy Ten-pin bowlingy Triathlony Indoor volleybally Weightlifting and IPC Powerlifting