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Athletics at the African Youth Games

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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.