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African U20 Championships in Athletics

Index African U20 Championships in Athletics

The African Junior Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics event for junior athletes from African nations. [1]

90 relations: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Stadium, Ahmed Douhou, Algiers, Amaka Ogoegbunam, Bambous, Mauritius, Baya Rahouli, Birhan Dagne, Botswana, Bouaké, Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui, Caster Semenya, Cheyne Rahme, Clarence Munyai, Confederation of African Athletics, Cornel Fredericks, Daniel Komen, David Rudisha, Decathlon, Delphine Atangana, Discus throw, Ese Brume, Fidelis Gadzama, Folashade Abugan, Gaborone, Garoua, Geoffrey Kirui, Gnima Faye, Hammer throw, Heptathlon, Hestrie Cloete, High jump, Ibadan, Ibrahim Meité (sprinter), Ischke Senekal, Javelin throw, Karim Samir Lotfy, Long jump, Margaret Simpson, Mercy Nku, Mercy Wanjiku, Moka, Musa Audu, Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr, Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly, Ouagadougou, Pole vault, Radès, Raymond Yator, Sally Barsosio, ..., Shot put, Sport of athletics, Stade Germain Comarmond, Sunday Emmanuel, Syrine Ebondo, Tazmin Brits, Tlemcen, Triple jump, Tunis, Under-20 athletics, University of Botswana Stadium, Yves Sonan, 10,000 metres, 10,000 metres race walk, 100 metres, 100 metres hurdles, 110 metres hurdles, 1500 metres, 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships, 1995 African Junior Athletics Championships, 1997 African Junior Athletics Championships, 1999 African Junior Athletics Championships, 200 metres, 2001 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships, 2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics, 3000 metres, 3000 metres steeplechase, 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay, 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, 5000 metres, 800 metres. Expand index (40 more) »

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (አዲስ አበባ,, "new flower"; or Addis Abeba (the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority); Finfinne "natural spring") is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia.

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Addis Ababa Stadium

Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Ahmed Douhou

Ahmed Douhou (born 14 December 1976 in Bouake) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

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Algiers

Algiers (الجزائر al-Jazā’er, ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻ, Alger) is the capital and largest city of Algeria.

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Amaka Ogoegbunam

Amaka Ogoegbunam (born 3 March 1990) is a Nigerian sprinter.

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Bambous, Mauritius

Bambous is a village in Mauritius located in the Rivière Noire District.

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Baya Rahouli

Baya Rahouli (باية رحولي, born July 27, 1979 in Bab El Oued, Algiers) is an Algerian athlete who competes in the triple jump. She is a former African record holder in this event, and has two African championship titles, beating Françoise Mbango Etone and Kéné Ndoye on both occasions. In two editions of the Pan Arab Games she has taken a clean sweep, winning eight gold medals in total.

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Birhan Dagne

Birhan Dagne (born 8 April 1978) is an Ethiopian-born British long-distance runner.

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Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana), is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa.

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Bouaké

Bouaké (or Bwake) is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 536,189 (2014 census).

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Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui

Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (born 26 May 1994) is a Kenyan female long-distance runner who competes in distances from 3000 metres to the half marathon.

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Caster Semenya

Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and 2016 Olympic gold medalist.

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Cheyne Rahme

Cheyne Damon Rahme (born 23 January 1991) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.

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Clarence Munyai

Clarence Munyai (born 20 February 1998) is a South African sprinter.

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Confederation of African Athletics

The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) (also known by its French name Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme) is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa.

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Cornel Fredericks

Cornel Edwin Fredericks (born 3 March 1990 in Worcester, Western Cape) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.

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Daniel Komen

Daniel Kipngetich Komen (born 17 May 1976 in Elgeyo Marakwet District, Kenya) Komen is rumoured to be three years older than officially recognised.

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David Rudisha

David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.

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Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events.

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Delphine Atangana

Delphine Bertille Atangana (born 16 August 1984 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

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Discus throw

The discus throw is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors.

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Ese Brume

Ese Brume (born 20 January 1996) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump.

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Fidelis Gadzama

Fidelis Gadzama (born October 20, 1979) is a Nigerian athlete and Olympic medalist.

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Folashade Abugan

Folashade Abigeal Abugan (born December 17, 1990) is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

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Gaborone

Gaborone (English) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 231,626 based on the 2011 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana.

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Garoua

Garoua or Garua (German: Garua) is a port city and the capital of the North Region of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River.

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Geoffrey Kirui

Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui (Born 16 February 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in cross country running competitions, track and road races up to the marathon.

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Gnima Faye

Gnima Faye (born 17 November 1984) is a Senegalese track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles.

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Hammer throw

The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.

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Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.

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Hestrie Cloete

Hestrie Cloete OIS (née Storbeck; born 26 August 1978) is a former South African high jumper.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria.

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Ibrahim Meité (sprinter)

Ibrahim Meité (born 18 November 1976) is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Ischke Senekal

Ischke Senekal (born 8 January 1993) is a South African discus thrower.

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Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown.

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Karim Samir Lotfy

Karim Samir Lotfy El Sayed (born 21 April 1989) is an Egyptian high jumper.

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Long jump

The long jump (historically called the broad jump in the USA) is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point.

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Margaret Simpson

Margaret Simpson (born 31 December 1981 in Krapa) is a Ghanaian heptathlete.

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Mercy Nku

Mercy Akpanchang Nku Esimoneze (born 17 July 1976 in Boki) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

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Mercy Wanjiku

Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge (born 10 June 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the steeplechase.

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Moka

Moka is a village in Mauritius located in the Moka District, the western part of the village also lies in the Plaines Wilhems District.

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Musa Audu

Musa Audu (born June 18, 1980) is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres.

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Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr

Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (born February 22, 1986) is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.

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Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly

Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (born 9 February 1984 in Cairo) is an Egyptian discus thrower.

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Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou (Mossi) is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation.

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Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar.

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Radès

Radès (رادس) is a harbour city in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia.

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Raymond Yator

Raymond Kipkorir Yator (born 7 April 1981) is a Kenyan former steeplechase athlete.

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Sally Barsosio

Sally Barsosio (born 21 March 1978 in Keiyo District) is a Kenyan distance runner.

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Shot put

The shot put (pronounced) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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Stade Germain Comarmond

Stade Germain Comarmond is a multi-use stadium in Bambous, Rivière Noire District, Mauritius.

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Sunday Emmanuel

Sunday Emmanuel (8 October 1978 – 15 January 2004 in Kaduna) was Nigerian athlete who specialised in sprinting events.

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Syrine Ebondo

Syrine Ebondo (née Balti; born 31 October 1983) is a Tunisian track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.

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Tazmin Brits

Tazmin Brits (born 8 January 1991) is a South African sportswoman.

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Tlemcen

Tlemcen (تلمسان Tlemsan; ⵜⵍⴻⵎⵙⴰⵏ) is a city in north-western Algeria, and the capital of the province of the same name.

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Triple jump

The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump.

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Tunis

Tunis (تونس) is the capital and the largest city of Tunisia.

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Under-20 athletics

Junior is a category of athletics in which athletes compete under the age of 20 years.

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University of Botswana Stadium

University of Botswana Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gaborone, Botswana, owned by the University of Botswana.

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Yves Sonan

Yves Sonan (born 1 May 1978) is an Ivorian sprinter.

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10,000 metres

The 10,000 metres or 10,000-meter run is a common long-distance track running event.

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10,000 metres race walk

The 10,000 metres race walk is a racewalking event.

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100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions.

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100 metres hurdles

The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles).

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110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-meter hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men.

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1500 metres

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics.

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1994 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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1995 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 1995 African Junior Athletics Championships was the second edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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1997 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 1997 African Junior Athletics Championships was the third edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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1999 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 1999 African Junior Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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200 metres

The 200 metres (also spelled 200 meters) is a sprint running event.

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2001 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2001 African Junior Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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2003 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships was the sixth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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2005 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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2007 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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2009 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships were held in Bambous, Mauritius from 30 July to 2 August.

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2011 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships were held at the University of Botswana Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana from 12 to 15 May.

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2013 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships was the eleventh edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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2015 African Junior Athletics Championships

The 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships was the twelfth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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2017 African U20 Championships in Athletics

The 2017 African Junior Athletics Championships was the thirteenth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger.

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3000 metres

The 3000 metres or 3000-meter run is a track running event, also commonly known as the 3K or 3K run, where 7.5 laps are completed around an outdoor 400 m track or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.

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3000 metres steeplechase

The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field.

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4 × 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each.

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4 × 400 metres relay

The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap.

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400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a sprinting event in track and field competitions.

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400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event.

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5000 metres

The 5000 metres or 5000-meter run (approximately 3.1 mi or 16,404 ft) is a common long-distance running event in track and field.

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800 metres

The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event.

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African Junior Athletics Championships, African Junior Championships in Athletics.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_U20_Championships_in_Athletics

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