The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised intermittently with nine editions held in fourteen years until 1993. Following the tenth edition in 1996 it has been organised biennially on even years, and is always held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The 21st edition was held in Asaba, Nigeria in August 2018.
1998, women's hammer throw was added. Women's 3000 metres was permanently removed from the programme, while men's 3000 metres event was held for the only time.
2000, women's pole vault was added. Women's 10 km walk was also added before being held again in 2002 and discontinued.
^African Marathon Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
^African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
^. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
^. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
^"Omanyala among stars set to feature at return of African Athletics Championships in Mauritius". 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^"Le Cameroun accueille les Championnats d'Afrique d'athlétisme 2024 en juin". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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Confederation of African Athletics
January 01, 1970
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The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics CAA the continental association for the sport in Africa Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised intermittently with nine editions held in fourteen years until 1993 Following the tenth edition in 1996 it has been organised biennially on even years and is always held in the same year as the Summer Olympics The 21st edition was held in Asaba Nigeria in August 2018 African Championships in AthleticsSportAthleticsFounded1979No of teams54ContinentAfrica CAA Most recentchampion s Last winners lists The event featured a men s marathon from 1979 to 1990 Following it being dropped from the programme an African Marathon Championships was briefly contested 1 The event programme has roughly matched that of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics with the exception of the 50 kilometres race walk 2 The following list shows changes to the event programme 1982 women s heptathlon and men s 20 km walk were added to replace women s pentathlon and men s 10 km walk 1985 women s 10 000 m was added 1988 women s 5 km walk was added Discontinued since 1998 1992 women s triple jump was added Men s marathon held from 1979 to 1990 with the exception of 1984 was permanently dropped 1996 women s 5000 metres was added 1998 women s hammer throw was added Women s 3000 metres was permanently removed from the programme while men s 3000 metres event was held for the only time 2000 women s pole vault was added Women s 10 km walk was also added before being held again in 2002 and discontinued 2004 women s 3000 m steeplechase and 20 km walk were added 2022 mixed 4 400 metres relay was added Contents 1 Championships 2 Championship records 3 Statistics 3 1 Points Wins by country 3 2 All time medal table 1979 2022 3 3 Most successful athletes 4 References 5 External linksChampionships editEdition Year City Country Date Venue Events Nations Athletes Top of the medal table 1 1979 Dakar nbsp Senegal 2 5 August Stade Iba Mar Diop 39 24 251 nbsp Nigeria 2 1982 Cairo nbsp Egypt 25 28 August Cairo International Stadium 39 18 297 nbsp Kenya 3 1984 Rabat nbsp Morocco 12 15 July Stade Moulay Abdellah 38 28 298 nbsp Kenya 4 1985 Cairo nbsp Egypt 15 18 August Cairo International Stadium 40 24 324 nbsp Nigeria 5 1988 Annaba nbsp Algeria 29 August 2 September Stade 19 Mai 1956 41 30 341 nbsp Nigeria 6 1989 Lagos nbsp Nigeria 4 8 August Lagos National Stadium 41 27 308 nbsp Nigeria 7 1990 Cairo nbsp Egypt 3 6 October Cairo International Stadium 41 23 218 nbsp Nigeria 8 1992 Belle Vue Maurel nbsp Mauritius 25 28 June Stade Anjalay 41 24 336 nbsp South Africa 9 1993 Durban nbsp South Africa 23 27 June Kings Park Stadium 41 32 294 nbsp South Africa 10 1996 Yaounde nbsp Cameroon 13 16 June Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium 40 33 307 nbsp Nigeria 11 1998 Dakar nbsp Senegal 18 22 August Stade Leopold Senghor 42 39 395 nbsp Nigeria 12 2000 Algiers nbsp Algeria 10 14 July Stade 5 Juillet 1962 43 43 411 nbsp Algeria 13 2002 Rades nbsp Tunisia 6 10 August Rades Olympic Stadium 43 42 417 nbsp South Africa 14 2004 Brazzaville nbsp Congo 14 18 July Stade Alphonse Massemba Debat 44 42 431 nbsp South Africa 15 2006 Bambous nbsp Mauritius 9 13 August Stade Germain Comarmond 44 41 456 nbsp South Africa 16 2008 Addis Ababa nbsp Ethiopia 30 April 4 May Addis Ababa Stadium 44 42 543 nbsp South Africa 17 2010 Nairobi nbsp Kenya 28 July 1 August Nyayo Stadium 44 46 588 nbsp Kenya 18 2012 Porto Novo nbsp Benin 27 June 1 July Stade Charles de Gaulle 44 47 569 nbsp Nigeria 19 2014 Marrakech 3 nbsp Morocco 10 14 August Stade de Marrakech 44 47 548 nbsp South Africa 20 2016 Durban 4 nbsp South Africa 22 26 June Kings Park Stadium 44 43 720 nbsp South Africa 21 2018 Asaba nbsp Nigeria 1 5 August Stephen Keshi Stadium 44 52 800 nbsp Kenya 22 2022 Saint Pierre 5 nbsp Mauritius 8 12 June Cote d Or National Sports Complex 45 50 636 nbsp Kenya 23 2024 Douala 6 nbsp Cameroon 15 25 June Stade de la ReunificationChampionship records editMain article List of African Championships in Athletics recordsStatistics editPoints Wins by country edit Overall points winners Country First Second Third Total nbsp Nigeria 8 5 5 18 nbsp South Africa 8 3 2 13 nbsp Kenya 5 7 7 19 nbsp Algeria 1 3 0 4 nbsp Morocco 0 2 4 6 nbsp Tunisia 0 2 1 3 nbsp Senegal 0 0 2 2 nbsp Ethiopia 0 0 1 1 All time medal table 1979 2022 edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Nigeria160125943792 nbsp Kenya1541341174053 nbsp South Africa1381271103754 nbsp Algeria7752732025 nbsp Morocco5250811836 nbsp Ethiopia4563621707 nbsp Senegal4055541498 nbsp Tunisia3940351149 nbsp Egypt35574814010 nbsp Ghana3334319811 nbsp Ivory Coast2532318812 nbsp Botswana221163913 nbsp Cameroon2030348414 nbsp Madagascar9582215 nbsp Mauritius823205116 nbsp Burkina Faso81192817 nbsp Uganda614163618 nbsp Mozambique6311019 nbsp Sudan5972120 nbsp Gabon5261321 nbsp Seychelles4771822 nbsp Tanzania3631223 nbsp Namibia3351124 nbsp Zambia3341025 nbsp Burundi2371226 nbsp Djibouti232727 nbsp Chad223728 nbsp Benin204629 nbsp Zimbabwe1551130 nbsp Gambia115731 nbsp Central African Republic112432 nbsp DR Congo111333 nbsp Guinea1102 nbsp Niger110235 nbsp Eritrea1023 nbsp Lesotho1023 nbsp Rwanda102338 nbsp Angola1012 nbsp Libya101240 nbsp Eswatini100141 nbsp Congo034742 nbsp Mali033643 nbsp Togo022444 nbsp Liberia014545 nbsp Guinea Bissau0101 nbsp Somalia0101Totals 46 entries 9209259122757 Most successful athletes edit The best athletes of these championships are Men nbsp Hakim Toumi 7 gold medals Women nbsp Zoubida Laayouni 7 gold medalsReferences edit African Marathon Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2015 03 05 African Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved on 2015 03 05 19th Africa Senior Championships Confederation of African Athletics Retrieved on 2015 03 05 20th Africa Senior championships 2016 in South Africa Archived from the original on 15 May 2016 Retrieved 13 May 2016 Omanyala among stars set to feature at return of African Athletics Championships in Mauritius 7 June 2022 Retrieved 7 June 2022 Le Cameroun accueille les Championnats d Afrique d athletisme 2024 en juin Actu Cameroun Retrieved 7 April 2022 External links editConfederation of African Athletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title African Championships in Athletics amp oldid 1220766004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
