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2010 African Championships in Athletics

Index 2010 African Championships in Athletics

The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from, 28 July to 1 August 2010. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 164 relations: African Championships in Athletics, Agnes Osazuwa, Alfred Kirwa Yego, Alima Ouattara, Amantle Montsho, Amine Laâlou, Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud, Amy Mbacké Thiam, Amy Sène, Asbel Kiprop, Athmane Hadj Lazib, Aynalem Eshetu, Aziz Zakari, Beatrice Gyaman, Ben Youssef Meïté, Blessing Okagbare, Btissam Lakhouad, Bukola Abogunloko, Burger Lambrechts, Carole Kaboud Mebam, Chaima Trabelsi, Chris Harmse, Confederation of African Athletics, Cornel Fredericks, Dakar, David Kimutai, David Rudisha, Decathlon, Delphine Atangana, Discus throw, Edwin Soi, Elizabeth Amolofo, Elizna Naudé, Estie Wittstock, Ezekiel Kemboi, Fanny Appes Ekanga, Fernand Djoumessi, Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Florence Ezeh, Folashade Abugan, Gary Kikaya, Gelete Burka, Geoffrey Mutai, Gerhardus Pienaar, Gnima Faye, Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, Grace Wanjiru, Guillaume Thierry, Hamdi Dhouibi, Hammer throw, ... Expand index (114 more) »

  2. 2010 in African sport
  3. 2010 in Kenyan sport
  4. 2010s in Nairobi
  5. African Championships in Athletics
  6. International athletics competitions hosted by Kenya

African Championships in Athletics

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.

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Agnes Osazuwa

Agnes Osazuwa (born 26 June 1989 in Benin City, Edo) is a female track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Nigeria.

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Alfred Kirwa Yego

Alfred Kirwa Yego (born 28 November 1986 in Eldoret) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Alfred Kirwa Yego

Alima Ouattara

Sinali Alima Outtara (born 1 February 1988) is an Ivorian pole vaulter, who is the national record holder in indoor and outdoor pole vault events.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Alima Ouattara

Amantle Montsho

Amantle Montsho (born July 4, 1983) is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres.

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Amine Laâlou

Amine Laâlou (born 13 May 1982) is a Moroccan track and field athlete, who specializes in middle-distance running.

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Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud

Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (born 10 June 1986 in Damietta) is an Egyptian sprinter who specializes in 100 and 200 metres.

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Amy Mbacké Thiam

Amy Mbacké Thiam (born November 10, 1976) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres.

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Amy Sène

Amy Sène (born 6 April 1986) is a French-born Senegalese track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw.

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Asbel Kiprop

Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (born 30 June 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres.

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Athmane Hadj Lazib

Athmane Hadj Lazib (born May 10, 1983, in Hadjout) is a hurdler from Algeria.

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Aynalem Eshetu

Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe (born 5 February 1992) is an Ethiopian race walker.

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Aziz Zakari

Abdul Aziz Zakari (born September 2, 1976) is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.

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Beatrice Gyaman

Beatrice Gyaman (born 17 February 1987) is a Ghanaian track and field athlete specialising in the sprinting events.

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Ben Youssef Meïté

Ben Youssef Meïté (born November 11, 1986) is a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire.

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Blessing Okagbare

Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in long jump and sprints.

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Btissam Lakhouad

Btissam Lakhouad (born 7 December 1980) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

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Bukola Abogunloko

Bukola Dammy Abogunloko (born 18 August 1994) is a Nigerian sprinter.

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Burger Lambrechts

Burger Lambrechts (born 3 April 1973) is a South African shot putter.

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Carole Kaboud Mebam

Carole Madeleine Kaboud Mebam (born 17 September 1978) is a Cameroonian athlete who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres hurdles.

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Chaima Trabelsi

Chaima Trabelsi (born March 11, 1982) is a Tunisian racewalker.

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Chris Harmse

Christiaan Harmse (born 31 May 1973) is a South African hammer thrower.

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Confederation of African Athletics

The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA; French: 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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Dakar

Dakar (Ndakaaru) is the capital and largest city of Senegal.

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David Kimutai

David Kimutai Rotich (born 19 August 1969), is a race walker from Kenya.

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David Rudisha

David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

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Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 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, also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than other competitors.

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Edwin Soi

Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (born 3 March 1986) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 and 5000 metres.

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Elizabeth Amolofo

Elizabeth Amolofo (born 2 September 1981) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

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Elizna Naudé

Elizna Naudé (born 14 September 1978) is a South African discus thrower.

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Estie Wittstock

Estie Wittstock (born 15 September 1980) is a South African sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres.

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Ezekiel Kemboi

Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born 25 May 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2013 World Championships and the 2015 World Championships.

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Fanny Appes Ekanga

Fanny Laure Appes Ekanga (born 9 June 1989) is a Cameroonian sprinter.

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Fernand Djoumessi

Fernand Djoumessi Temfack (born 5 September 1989) is a Cameroonian high jumper.

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Flings Owusu-Agyapong

Flings Owusu-Agyapong (born 16 October 1988) is a Ghanaian sprinter.

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Florence Ezeh

Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh (born December 29, 1977, in Lomé) is a female hammer thrower from Togo, who previously represented France during her career.

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Folashade Abugan

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

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Gary Kikaya

Gary Senga Kikaya (born 4 February 1980) is a retired sprinter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Gelete Burka

Gelete Burka Bati (sometimes misspelled Burika, Oromo: Galate Burqaa Baati, Amharic: ገለቴ ቡርቃ; born 23 January 1986) is an Ethiopian middle-distance and long-distance runner.

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Geoffrey Mutai

Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai (born 7 October 1981) is a Kenyan long distance runner who specialises in road running competitions.

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Gerhardus Pienaar

Gerhardus "Hardus" Pienaar (born 10 August 1981 in Rustenburg, North West) is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa.

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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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Godfrey Khotso Mokoena

Godfrey Khotso Mokoena OIB (born 6 March 1985 in Heidelberg, South Africa) is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.

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Grace Wanjiru

Grace Wanjiru Njue (born 1979) is a female race walker from Kenya.

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Guillaume Thierry

Guillaume Thierry (born 15 September 1986) is a track and field athlete from the Republic of Mauritius.

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Hamdi Dhouibi

Hamdi Dhouibi (born 24 January 1982 in Kairouan) is a Tunisian decathlete.

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Hammer throw

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

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Hannes Dreyer

Johannes "Hannes" Jacobus Gerhardu Dreyer (born 13 January 1985) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Hannes Dreyer

Hassanine Sebei

Hassanine Sebei, حسنين السباعي, (born 21 January 1984 in Tajerouine) is a Tunisian racewalker who specialises in the 20 kilometres race walk.

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Hayat Lambarki

Hayat Lambarki (حياة لمباركي; born 18 May 1988 in Safi) is a Moroccan track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.

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Heptathlon

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

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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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Hugo Mamba-Schlick

Hugo Lucien Mamba-Schlick (born 1 February 1982) is a retired Cameroonian triple jumper.

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Ihab Abdelrahman

Ihab El Sayed Abdelrahman (born 1 May 1989) is an Egyptian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

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Isaac Makwala

Isaac Makwala (born 24 September 1985) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

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Isah Salihu

Isah Salihu (born 2 November 1991) is a Nigerian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.

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Jackson Kivuva

Jackson Mumbwa Kivuva (born August 11, 1989) is a runner from Kenya who specialises in 800 metres.

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James Godday

James Godday (born 9 January 1984) is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres.

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Janet Lawless

Janet Lawless née Wienand (born 15 May 1985) is a South African athlete competing in the heptathlon and 400 metres hurdles.

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Janeth Jepkosgei

Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (born 13 December 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and former world champion.

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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 as far as possible.

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Julius Kirwa

Julius Kirwa (born May 3, 1989, in Nandi Hills) is a Kenyan runner who mainly runs 400 metres races.

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Julius Yego

Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

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Justine Robbeson

Justine Gail Robbeson (born 15 May 1985 in Benoni) is a South African athlete who specialised in the javelin throw.

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Kabelo Kgosiemang

Kabelo Kgosiemang (born 7 January 1986) is a high jumper from Botswana.

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.

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L. J. van Zyl

Louis Jacobus van Zyl (born 20 July 1985), better known as L. J. van Zyl, is a South African athlete competing in the 400 metre hurdles.

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Larbi Bourrada

Larbi Bourrada (called sometimes Larbi Bouraâda or Larbi Bouraada; العربي بورعدة; born May 10, 1988, in Rouiba) is an Algerian decathlon athlete.

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Lawretta Ozoh

Lawretta Ozoh (born 5 September 1990) is a Nigerian track athlete who specialises in sprinting.

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Lehann Fourie

Lehann Fourie (born 16 February 1987 in Heidelberg, Gauteng) is a South African hurdler.

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Linet Masai

Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events.

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Lissa Labiche

Lissa Mary Audrey Labiche (born February 18, 1993) is Seychellois athlete competing in the high jump and occasionally long jump.

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List of African Championships in Athletics records

The African Championships in Athletics is a quadrennial event which began in 1979. 2010 African Championships in Athletics and List of African Championships in Athletics records are African Championships in Athletics.

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Long jump

The long jump 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 takeoff point.

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Lydia Rotich

Lydia Chebet Rotich (born 8 August 1988, Keiyo District, Rift Valley Province) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

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Malika Akkaoui

Malika Al-Akkaoui (born 25 December 1987, in Zaida) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner.

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Mamadou Kassé Hann

Mamadou Kassé Hann (born 10 October 1986, Pikine, Senegal) is a Senegalese hurdler.

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Margaret Etim

Margaret Etim (born 28 November 1992) is a Nigerian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.

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Margaret Simpson

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

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Mariam Ibekwe

Mariam Ibekwe (née Nnodu; born 29 October 1969) is a Nigerian former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.

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Mark Kiptoo

Mark Kosgey Kiptoo (born 21 June 1976) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who set the world record in the marathon for the Masters age group (40 and over) by running 2:07:50 in the 2018 Frankfurt Marathon.

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Mark Mutai

Mark Kiprotich Mutai (born 23 March 1978), also spelled Muttai, is a runner from Kenya, who specializes in 400 metres.

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Marwa Hussein

Marwa Ahmed Hussein Arafat (born 19 June 1978) is an Egyptian hammer thrower.

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Maureen Jelagat Maiyo

Maureen Jelagat Maiyo (28 May 1985 in Kapsowar) is a Kenyan athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Maureen Jelagat Maiyo

Mekonnen Gebremedhin

Mekonnen Gebremedhin Woldegiorg (መኮንን ገብረመድኅን; born 11 October 1988, in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres.

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Meselech Melkamu

Meselech Melkamu (born 19 April 1985) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

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Meseret Defar

Meseret Defar Tola (Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19 November 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3,000 metres and 5,000 metres events.

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Milcah Chemos Cheywa

Milcah Chemos Cheywa (born 24 February 1986 in Bugaa, Mount Elgon District) is a runner from Kenya who specialises in 3000 metres steeplechase.

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Mohamed Khouaja

Mohamed Ashour Khouaja (born 1 November 1987) is a Libyan sprinter, specialising in the 400 metres.

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Mohamed Younis Idris

Mohamed Younis Idris (born 15 September 1989) is a Sudanese athlete specialising in the high jump. He represented his country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

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Mohsen Mohamed Anani

Mohsen Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen Anani Yousef Mustafa (محسن محمد عبد المحسن عناني يوسف مصطفى; born 21 May 1985) is an Egyptian hammer thrower.

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Moi International Sports Centre

The Moi International Sports Centre (abbreviated as MISC, locally referred to as the Kasarani stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Moi International Sports Centre are sport in Nairobi.

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Moses Ndiema Kipsiro

Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (born 2 September 1986 in Singare) is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres.

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Mostafa El Gamel

Mostafa Mohamed Hesham El Gamel (born 1 October 1988 in Giza) is an Egyptian athlete.

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Mourad Souissi

Mourad Souissi (born 7 July 1984) is an Algerian athlete who competes in the decathlon and occasionally in the pole vault.

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Muizat Ajoke Odumosu

Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Alademerin (born 27 October 1987 in Lagos) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.

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Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya.

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Nancy Langat

Nancy Jebet Langat (born 22 August 1981) is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialises in the 1,500 metres.

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Ndèye Fatou Soumah

Ndèye Fatou Seck Soumah Sow (born 6 April 1986 in Saint-Louis, Senegal) is a Senegalese woman sprinter.

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Ndiss Kaba Badji

Ndiss Kaba Badji (born 21 September 1983) is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump.

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Nisrine Dinar

Nisrine Dinar (born 14 January 1988) is a Moroccan track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault.

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Nyayo National Stadium

Nyayo National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Nyayo National Stadium are sport in Nairobi.

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Obakeng Ngwigwa

Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa (born 9 July 1985 in Serowe) is a Botswana sprinter.

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Obinna Metu

Joseph Obinna Metu (born 12 July 1988, Ogidi) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

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Ogho-Oghene Egwero

Ogho-Oghene Omano Egwero (born 26 November 1988, in Egbo-Igbide, Delta, Nigeria) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

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Oludamola Osayomi

Oludamola Bolanle ("Damola") Osayomi (born 26 June 1986 in Ilesha, Osun State) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 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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Orazio Cremona

Orazio Cremona (born 1 July 1989) is a South African athlete specialising in the shot put.

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Otonye Iworima

Otonye Iworima (born 13 April 1976) is a Nigerian long jumper and triple jumper.

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Pako Seribe

Pako Seribe (born 7 April 1991 in Gaborone) is a Botswana sprinter competing in the 200 and 400 metres.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Pako Seribe

Pole vault

Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.

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Rabah Yousif

Rabah Mahhamed Yousif Bkheit (born 11 December 1986) is a Sudanese-born British track and field athlete, who initially competed for Sudan before obtaining British citizenship.

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Richard Mateelong

Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong (born 14 October 1983) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Richard Mateelong

Roba Gari

Roba Gari (Amharic: ሮባ ጋር; born 12 April 1982) is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

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Rosina Amenebede

Rosina Amenebede (born 24 December 1985) is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in 100-metre hurdles.

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Ruan de Vries

Ruan de Vries (born 1 February 1986) is a hurdler from South Africa.

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Ruddy Zang Milama

Perennes Paulette Ruddy Zang-Milama (born June 6, 1987 in Port-Gentil) is a Gabonese sprint athlete.

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Sarah Nambawa

Sarah Nambawa (born 23 September 1985 in Kampala) is a Ugandan athlete specialising in the triple jump.

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Saul Weigopwa

Saul Weigopwa (born 14 June 1984 in Song, Nigeria) is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in the 400 m, where his personal best is 45.00s (a result he has achieved twice).

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Selim Nurudeen

Selim Nurudeen (born 1 February 1983) is a hurdler from Nigeria.

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Selloane Tsoaeli

Selloane Joyce Tsoaeli (born 10 July 1977) is a female track and field athlete from Lesotho who competes in the heptathlon and the high jump.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Selloane Tsoaeli

Senegal

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country.

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Sentayehu Ejigu

Sentayehu Ejigu Tamerat (born 21 June 1985 in Debre Markos, Amhara Region).

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Seun Adigun

Moriam Seun Adigun (born 3 January 1987, Chicago, Illinois) is a Nigerian–American bobsledder, and track and field runner who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.

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Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible.

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Simon Magakwe

Simon Petrus Magakwe (25 May 1986 in Itsoseng) is a sprinter from South Africa.

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Sofia Assefa

Sofia Assefa (Amharic: ሶፍአ አሠፋ; born 14 November 1987 in Tenta, South Wollo) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3,000 metres steeplechase.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Sofia Assefa

Stanley Gbagbeke

Stanley Gbagbeke (born 24 July 1989 in Oginibo, Delta State) is a Nigerian long jumper.

See 2010 African Championships in Athletics and Stanley Gbagbeke

Sunette Viljoen

Sunette Stella Viljoen-Louw (born 6 October 1983) is a South African sportswoman who has represented her country in both cricket and athletics.

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Suzanne Kragbé

Kazai Suzanne Kragbé (born 22 December 1981) is an Ivorian athlete specializing in the discus throw.

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Thapelo Ketlogetswe

Thapelo Ketlogetswe (born 12 February 1991) is a Botswana athlete competing primarily in the 400 metres.

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Thuso Mpuang

Thuso Mpuang (born 15 August 1985) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

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Tirunesh Dibaba

Tirunesh Dibaba (Xirunesh Dibaabaa, Amharic: ጥሩነሽ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 1 October 1985) is an Ethiopian athlete who competes in long-distance track events and international road races.

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Tosin Oke

Oluwatosin Bamidele “Tosin” Oke (born 1 October 1980 in London, England) is a Nigerian track and field athlete, who competes in the triple jump.

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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 long jump.

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Tumelo Thagane

Tumelo Thagane (born 3 July 1984 in Ratanda) is a South African athlete specialising in the triple jump.

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Victor Hogan

Victor Hogan (born 25 July 1989) is a South African discus thrower.

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Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei

Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei is a Kenyan hurdler.

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Vivian Cheruiyot

Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

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Wilson Kiprop

Wilson Kiprop (born 14 April 1987 in Soi, Uasin Gishu District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in the 10,000 metres and half marathon.

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World Athletics

World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.

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Yasser Farag Ibrahim

Yasser Ibrahim Farag (ياسر ابراهيمفرج, born May 2, 1984) is an Egyptian athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw events.

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Zahra Bouras

Zahra Bouras (born 13 January 1987) is an Algerian track and field athlete, specialising in the 400 metres and 800 metres.

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10,000 metres

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

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100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-meter 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-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men.

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1500 metres

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics.

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1987 All-Africa Games

The 4th All-Africa Games (Michezo ya 4 ya Afrika Nzima), also known as Nairobi 1987, were played from 1 to 12 August 1987, in Nairobi, Kenya. 2010 African Championships in Athletics and 1987 All-Africa Games are sport in Nairobi.

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20 kilometres race walk

The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women.

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200 metres

The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event.

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2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2007. 2010 African Championships in Athletics and 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships are international athletics competitions hosted by Kenya.

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2008 African Championships in Athletics

The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. 2010 African Championships in Athletics and 2008 African Championships in Athletics are African Championships in Athletics.

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2012 African Championships in Athletics

The 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June to 1 July 2012. 2010 African Championships in Athletics and 2012 African Championships in Athletics are African Championships in Athletics.

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3000 metres steeplechase

The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as) 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-meter dash, is a sprint 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-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or.

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800 metres

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

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See also

2010 in African sport

2010 in Kenyan sport

2010s in Nairobi

African Championships in Athletics

International athletics competitions hosted by Kenya

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_African_Championships_in_Athletics

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