Athletics at the African Youth Games

Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial African Youth Games competition. It has been one of the sports competed at the event since the inaugural edition in 2010.[1]

Four athletes have achieved two athletics gold medals in the same Games: Tinashe Mutanga in the 100 m and 200 m (2010), Charkad Jaber Said in the hammer and javelin throws (2010), Rosemary Chukwuma in the 100 m and 200 m (2018), and Gontse Morake in the 400 m hurdles and triple jump (2018).[1]

Editions

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Games Year Host city Host country Main venue Events Best nation
Men Women
I 2010 Rabat   Morocco 18 18   Tunisia (TUN)
II 2014 Gaborone   Botswana 20 20   Ethiopia (ETH)
III 2018 Algiers   Algeria 20 20   South Africa (RSA)
IV 2026 Maseru   Lesotho

Events

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As of the most recent 2018 edition, the athletics program features 20 men's and 20 women's events.[1]

Event 2010 2014 2018 Games
Current program
100 m M/W M/W M/W 6
200 m M/W M/W M/W 6
400 m M/W M/W M/W 6
800 m M/W M/W 4
1000 m M/W 2
1500 m M/W M/W 4
3000 m M/W M/W M/W 6
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) W W W 3
110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) M M M 3
400 m hurdles (84 cm) M M M 3
400 m hurdles W W W 3
2000 m steeplechase M/W M/W M/W 6
4 × 100 m relay M/W M/W M/W 6
4 × 400 m relay M/W M/W M/W 6
5000 m walk W W 2
10,000 m walk M M 2
High jump M/W M/W M/W 6
Pole vault M/W M/W M/W 6
Long jump M/W M/W M/W 6
Triple jump M/W M/W M/W 6
Shot put (5kg) M M M 3
Shot put (3kg) W W W 3
Discus throw (1.5kg) M M M 3
Discus throw W W W 3
Hammer throw (5kg) M M M 3
Hammer throw (3kg) W W W 3
Javelin throw (700g) M M M 3
Javelin throw (500g) W W W 3
Events 36 40 40

All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2018 African Youth Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa (RSA)1913638
2  Ethiopia (ETH)177630
3  Egypt (EGY)149528
4  Nigeria (NGR)127726
5  Kenya (KEN)919836
6  Tunisia (TUN)96419
7  Algeria (ALG)57517
8  Morocco (MAR)4101529
9  Botswana (BOT)43815
10  Zimbabwe (ZIM)2125
11  Mauritius (MRI)1438
12  Zambia (ZAM)1225
13  Sudan (SUD)1113
14  The Gambia (GAM)1023
15  Uganda (UGA)0235
16  Ghana (GHA)0224
17  Senegal (SEN)0202
18  Cameroon (CMR)0123
  Libya (LBA)0123
20  Eritrea (ERI)0101
21  Namibia (NAM)0033
22  Burundi (BDI)0022
  Madagascar (MAD)0022
24  Djibouti (DJI)0011
  Seychelles (SEY)0011
  Togo (TOG)0011
Totals (26 entries)999893290

References

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  1. ^ a b c "African Youth Games". Athletics Podium.