2024 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 2024 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the 18th iteration of the event and took place on May 3–6 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Both senior and junior titles were contested.[1][2][3]

African Artistic Gymnastics Championships
VenueSalle M'hamid de Gymnastique Artistique
LocationMarrakesh, Morocco
DateMay 3–6, 2024 (2024-05-03 – 2024-05-06)
← 2023

The competition served as qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[4][5]

Medal winners

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Senior

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Team   Egypt
Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem
Mohamed Afify
Omar Mohamed
Mustafa Ahmed
Ali Zahran
  Morocco
Abdelaziz Essamyry
Achraf Quistas
Hazma Hossaini
Taha Kabouri
Zakariae Setti
  Cameroon
Fidele Bello Mamoudou
David Manguele
Ledoux Ngorbo
Ruben Sodea
 
All-around   Omar Mohamed   Mohamed Afify   Luke James
Floor Exercise   Luke James   Omar Mohamed   Hazma Hossaini
Pommel Horse   Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem   Mohamed Afify   Taha Kabouri
Rings   Ali Zahran   Omar Mohamed   Hamza Hossaini
Vault   Luke James   Omar Mohamed   Hazma Hossaini
Parallel Bars   Mohamed Afify   Omar Mohamed   Hazma Hossaini
Horizontal Bar   Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem   Omar Mohamed   Luke James
Women
Team   Egypt
Judy Abdalla
Sirine Abouelhoda
Shams Ali
Sandra Elsadek
Jana Mahmoud
  South Africa
Caleigh Anders
Naveen Daries
Zelme Daries
Shante Koti
Karma Visagie
  Morocco
Salina Bousmayo
Chorouk Elannabi
Nisrine Hassanaine
Ines Laabourri
Rihab Sobti
All-around   Jana Mahmoud   Judy Abdalla   Salina Bousmayo
Vault   Caleigh Anders   Judy Abdalla   Sandra Elsadek
Uneven Bars   Judy Abdalla   Shams Ali   Zelme Daries
Balance Beam   Salina Bousmayo   Naveen Daries   Sandra Elsadek
Floor Exercise   Jana Mahmoud   Judy Abdalla   Salina Bousmayo

Junior

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys
Team   Egypt
Mazen Aly
Mazen Baraka
Ziad Bekhit
Ahmed Hassan
Yahia Zakaria
  South Africa
Cody Alexander
Kadin Chester
Keagan Klopper
Sibusiso Zulu
 
  Morocco
Abdelkabir Elhiba
Abdelmalek Belhaj
Amine Es Salehy
Soufiane Laqhel
Zakaria Yaqouti
All-around   Yahia Zakaria   Ahmed Hassan   Kadin Chester
Floor Exercise   Kadin Chester   Ziad Bekhit   Taha Akermi
Pommel Horse   Ahmed Hassan   Ziad Bekhit   Kadin Chester
Rings   Ziad Bekhit   Mazen Baraka   Kadin Chester
Vault   Sibusiso Zulu   Mazen Aly   Yahia Zakaria
Parallel Bars   Yahia Zakaria   Ziad Bekhit   Sibusiso Zulu
Horizontal Bar   Mazen Aly   Yahia Zakaria   Keegan Klopper
Girls
Team   Egypt
Jana Ahmed
Mayane Elbanna
Goudy Khalifa
Dana Khalil
Youmna Mohamed
  South Africa
Syan du Preez
Lily Hayes
Jessica Rautenbach
Keira Sawry
Karmia van Jaarsveldt
  Morocco
Houda Kabil
Lina Idzim
Marwa Ballil
Niama Faiz
Sara Hadouz
All-around   Dana Khalil   Goudy Khalifa   Syan du Preez
Vault   Dana Khalil   Syan du Preez   Lily Hayes
Uneven Bars   Goudy Khalifa   Syan du Preez   Dana Khalil
Balance Beam   Goudy Khalifa   Dana Khalil   Syan du Preez
Floor Exercise   Syan du Preez   Dana Khalil   Youmna Mohamed

Medal table

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Combined

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt (EGY)2121547
2  South Africa (RSA)661123
3  Morocco (MAR)111012
4  Cameroon (CMR)0011
  Tunisia (TUN)0011
Totals (5 entries)28282884
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt (EGY)1214127
2  South Africa (RSA)41712
3  Morocco (MAR)0167
4  Cameroon (CMR)0011
  Tunisia (TUN)0011
Totals (5 entries)16161648

Women

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt (EGY)97420
2  South Africa (RSA)25411
3  Morocco (MAR)1045
Totals (3 entries)12121236

Olympic berths

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The top eligible male and female gymnasts earned an Olympic berth to the 2024 Olympic Games.[4] Omar Mohamed and Jana Mahmoud, both from Egypt, claimed these spots.[6]

Participating nations

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Algeria did not send any athletes due to the Ministry of Youth and Sports not receiving approval to participate. This was due to the ongoing conflict of RS Berkane football club wearing jerseys that displayed the Moroccan map along with its disputed Southern Provinces.[7]

This was the first time Chad's women's national gymnastics team competed at an international event.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "18th African Championships – Marrakech MAR". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "2024 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ "2024 African Championships Junior Results". The Gymternet. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ^ a b "the African Championship qualifying for the Olympic Games". Visit Marrakesh.
  5. ^ "Gymnastics SA". gymnasticssa.co.za. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  6. ^ @gymnastics (May 6, 2024). "Double delight! 🇪🇬🇪🇬 Jana Mahmoud and Omar Mohamed have their tickets to #Paris2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Algeria withdraws from African Gymnastics Championship in Morocco". Yabiladi. April 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Guía para seguir los Campeonatos de África 2024" [Guide to follow the 2024 African Championships]. Gimnastas.net (in Spanish). May 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "A story of determination". International Gymnastics Federation. May 8, 2024.