The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond

Stade Germain Comarmond

Stade Germain Comarmond is a multi-use stadium in Bambous, Black River district, Mauritius. It is currently used mostly for football and athletics matches. The stadium holds 5,000 people and was built in 2001. The venue hosted the 2006 African Championships in Athletics...

 in Bambous, Black River district

Black River (district)

Black River is a district of Mauritius on the western side of the island. Famous areas include Tamarin Falls and the Chamarel coloured earth. The district capital is Bambous. Previously it was Tamarin. It is the third largest District of Mauritius in area, but the smallest in terms of population...

. This was the second time when the African Championships in Athletics

African Championships in Athletics

The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics. It is generally organised biennually, every other event is held same year as the Summer Olympics....

 were hosted in Mauritius, the first was in 1992.

Many world-class runners were competing, but in terms of the field events the standard was poor. In addition, some of those events had very few participants as African federations cannot afford to send large teams.

Track

100 m	Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds....    Nigeria	10.37	Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...    Nigeria	10.44	Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...    Ghana	10.65
	August 10:
200 m	Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second...    Nigeria	20.61	Stéphan Buckland   Mauritius	20.67	Leigh Julius Leigh Julius Leigh Ignatius Julius is a South African sprinter.Julius represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang...    South Africa	20.82
	August 13:
400 m	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....    Democratic Republic of the Congo	45.03	Paul Gorries Paul Gorries Paul Gorries is a South African sprinter.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.43 s *200 metres - 20.59 s *400 metres - 45.30 s -References:...    South Africa	45.50	Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria...    Zimbabwe	45.60
	August 11:
800 m	Alex Kipchirchir Alex Kipchirchir Alex Kipchirchir Rono is a middle distance runner from Kenya.- Career :He graduated from Litein High School. He played football and basketball when still at school and did not take up athletics until December 2001, when he met Moses Tanui who persuaded him to become runner...    Kenya	1:46.62	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m...    Sudan	1:46.65	Alfred Kirwa   Kenya	1:46.85
	August 11:
1500 m	Alex Kipchirchir Alex Kipchirchir Alex Kipchirchir Rono is a middle distance runner from Kenya.- Career :He graduated from Litein High School. He played football and basketball when still at school and did not take up athletics until December 2001, when he met Moses Tanui who persuaded him to become runner...    Kenya	3:46.54	Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...    Morocco	3:46.72	Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Annaba.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres - 1:46.10 min *1500 metres - 3:30.92 min *3000 metres - 7:43.23 min...    Algeria	3:46.81
	August 13:
5000 m	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...    Ethiopia	14:03.41	Mike Kigen Mike Kigen Mike Kipruto Kigen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He won silver medals in both events at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006.-Career:...    Kenya	14:05.12	Moses Kipsiro Moses Kipsiro Moses Ndiema Kipsiro is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...    Uganda	14:05.20
	August 9:
10,000 m	Moses Kipsiro Moses Kipsiro Moses Ndiema Kipsiro is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...    Uganda	28:03.46	Mike Kigen Mike Kigen Mike Kipruto Kigen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He won silver medals in both events at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006.-Career:...    Kenya	28:03.70	Abebe Dinkesa   Ethiopia	28:05.07
	August 13:
110 m hurdles	Aymen Ben Ahmed   Tunisia	13.77	Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja is a Malagasy athlete who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. In his early career he competed in decathlon...    Madagascar	14.03	Ruan de Vries Ruan de Vries Ruan de Vries is a hurdler from South Africa. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles with a time of 13.98 seconds.-References:...    South Africa	14.05
	August 12:
400 m hurdles	Louis van Zyl   South Africa	49.43	Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.66 s...    South Africa	49.88	Kurt Couto   Mozambique	50.72
	August 10:
3000 m s'chase	Paul Kipsiele Koech Paul Kipsiele Koech Paul Kipsiele Koech is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the 2004 Olympic bronze medal in this event....    Kenya	8:11.74 (CR)	Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf Abdelkader Hachlaf is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was suspended between April 2004 and April 2006 after testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone in an IAAF out-of-competition test....    Morocco	8:33.52	Ruben Ramolefi Ruben Ramolefi Ruben Ramolefi is a South African runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and is currently the South African record holder in 3000 metres steeplechase...    South Africa	8:39.67
	August 11: reigning Olympic champion Ezekiel Kemboi Ezekiel Kemboi Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi is a Kenyan athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships and the 2011 World Championships. He became African Junior Champion in 2001 and came to prominence with a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games...  finished second but was disqualified.
20 km walk	David Kimutai David Kimutai David Kimutai Rotich , is a race walker from Kenya. He is an African Champion, All-Africa Games winner, Commonwealth Games medalist and has competed twice at the Olympics....    Kenya	1:23:58	Hatem Ghoula Hatem Ghoula Hatem Ghoula is a Tunisian race walker.He holds the African records in both 20,000 metres, 20 km and 50 km walk.-Achievements:-References:**...    Tunisia	1:25:02	Hicham Mejbar   Algeria	1:25:15
	August 13:
4 x 100 m relay	Nigeria Grace Ebor Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second... Adetoyi Durotoye Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds....	39.63	South Africa Hannes Dreyer Hannes Dreyer Johannes "Hannes" Jacobus Gerhardu Dreyer is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Dreyer represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang... Julius Leigh Lee-Roy Newton Sherwin Vries Sherwin Vries Sherwin Vries is a sprinter who represents South Africa after switching from Namibia in 2003.He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, both over 200 metres...	39.68	Ghana Harry Adu Mfum Cyril Ferguson Seth Amoo Seth Amoo Seth Amoo is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Amoo represented Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Erick Nkansah	40.12
	August 11:
4 x 400 m relay	Kenya George Kwoba Vincent Mumo Kiilu Sammy Rono Thomas Musembi	3:06.78	South Africa Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.66 s... Ofentse Mogawane Ofentse Mogawane Ofentse Mogawane is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished sixth in the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games without reaching the finals.In 2007 Mogawane was found guilty of methylprednisolone... Ruben Majola Paul Gorries Paul Gorries Paul Gorries is a South African sprinter.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.43 s *200 metres - 20.59 s *400 metres - 45.30 s -References:...	3:07.65	Botswana Oganeditse Moseki California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal.... Gakologelwang Masheto Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa is a Botswana sprinter.He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds.-External links:...	3:08.13
	August 13:

Field

High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang Kabelo Kgosiemang is a male high jumper from Botswana. He won the 2006 African Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 2.30 metres, the best result since Abderrahmane Hammad won with 2.34 m in 2000....    Botswana	2.30	Sere Boubakar   Burkina Faso	2.22	Ramsey Carelse   South Africa	2.22
	August 13:
Long jump 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 take off point...	Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He...    Ghana	8.51 (+3.7)	Khotso Mokoena   South Africa	8.45 (+4.2)	Issam Nima Issam Nima Issam Nima is an Algerian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza.-Achievements:-References:...    Algeria	8.37
	August 9:
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Okkert Brits Okkert Brits Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...    South Africa	5.20	Abderrahmane Tamada   Tunisia	5.15	Hamdi Dhouibi Hamdi Dhouibi Hamdi Dhouibi is a Tunisian decathlete.He held the African record with 8023 points, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The record was broken by Larbi Bouraada of Algeria at the 2009 World Championships...    Tunisia	4.80
	August 12:
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Tarik Bougtaib   Morocco	17.25 (+4.2)	Khotso Mokoena   South Africa	16.67 (+3.6)	Younès Moudrik Younès Moudrik Younès Moudrik is a retired Moroccan long jumper.-Early career:He was born in Rabat. At the 1994 African Junior Championships he won the bronze medal in the long jump and the gold medal in the high jump. His lifetime best in the latter event remained 2.12 metres, achieved in Algiers in July 1994...    Morocco	16.58 (+3.7)
	August 12:
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag is an Egyptian shot putter.He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egyptian champion in both shot put and discus throw....    Egypt	18.93	Janus Robberts Janus Robberts Janus Robberts is a South African athlete who competes in the shot put, and occasionally discus throw. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres, and also a former junior world record holder...    South Africa	17.88	Mohammed Medded   Tunisia	17.87
	August 9:
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Omar Ahmed ElGazaly   Egypt	61.11	Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag Yasser Ibrahim Farag is an Egyptian shot putter.He has also taken part in discus throw competitions. In 2003 he was the Egyptian champion in both shot put and discus throw....    Egypt	54.38	Chima Ugwu Chima Ugwu Chima Ugwu is a Nigerian shot putter. He also competes occasionally in discus throw.He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and the World Championships in 1993, 1997 and 2003 without reaching the finals....    Nigeria	51.56
	August 10: Nabil Kirame of Morocco, who originally won the bronze, was later disqualified for doping.
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus Pienaar Gerhardus Pienaar is a South African javelin thrower and former Junior World Champion from South Africa. His personal best throw is 84.50 metres, achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad...    South Africa	77.55	Gerbrandt Grobler   South Africa	75.95	Walid Adb El Wahab   Egypt	69.86
	August 13:
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Chris Harmse Chris Harmse Christiaan Harmse is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships and All-Africa Games....    South Africa	77.55 CR	Saber Souid   Tunisia	72.66	Mohsen El Anany Mohsen El Anany Mohsen El Anany is an Egyptian hammer thrower. He was born in Tunis, Tunisia.He started as a runner and was chosen for the throw events by the Egyptian coach Emad Fayez, following that El Anany was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad, who was setting up a throwing school...    Egypt	69.22
	August 12:
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Hamdi Dhouibi Hamdi Dhouibi Hamdi Dhouibi is a Tunisian decathlete.He held the African record with 8023 points, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The record was broken by Larbi Bouraada of Algeria at the 2009 World Championships...    Tunisia	7,566 points	Mourad Souissi   Algeria	7,113 points	Terence Wepener   South Africa	7,084 points

Track

100 m	Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...    Ghana	11.58	Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal...    South Africa	11.67	Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.08 s *100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...    Nigeria	11.95
	August 10:
200 m	Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...    Ghana	22.90	Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay Geraldine Pillay is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.- Achievements :*2008 African Championships - sixth place , fourth place , bronze medal...    South Africa	23.11	Fabienne Feraez Fabienne Feraez Fabienne Feraez is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She switched nationality from her native France on August 12, 2003.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.55 s *200 metres - 22.81 s...    Benin	23.15
	August 13:
400 m	Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...    Senegal	52.22	Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...    Botswana	52.68	Louise Ayetotche Louise Ayétotché Louise Ayétotché is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.35 s *200 metres - 22.76 s - national record.*400 metres - 52.92 s...    Côte d'Ivoire	52.92
	August 11:
800 m	Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei Janeth Jepkosgei is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world champion.- Early career :Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred Bungei are also from the same village. She started athletics while at Kapsumbeiywo Primary...    Kenya	2 :00.64	Maria de Lurdes Mutola   Mozambique	2 :01.08	Nouria Merah Benida   Algeria	2 :02.18
	August 13:
1500 m	Nouria Merah Benida   Algeria	4:23.26	Safa Issaoui   Tunisia	4:24.08	Berhane Hirphsa   Ethiopia	4:24.09
	August 11:
5000 m	Meseret Defar Meseret Defar Meseret Defar is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres...    Ethiopia	15:56.00	Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion...    Ethiopia	15:56.04	Sylvia Chibiwott Kibet   Kenya	15:57.14
	August 10:
10,000 m	Edith Masai Edith Masai Edith Chewangel Masai is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country and track races, then road races in her late career. She represented Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics.. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-07...    Kenya	31:27.96 CR	Isabella Ochichi Isabella Ochichi Isabella Bosibori Ochichi from Kenya was the silver medal winner in the final of the women's 5,000 meter race at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece. She finished in a time of 14:48.19, about 2.5 seconds behind the winner, Meseret Defar of Ethiopia.In 1997, aged 17, she competed in...    Kenya	31:29.43	Emily Chebet Emily Chebet Emily Chebet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and cross country running...    Kenya	31:33.39
	August 12:
100 m hurdles	Toyin Augustus Toyin Augustus Olutoyin "Toyin" Augustus is a Nigerian hurdler who competes in the 100 metres hurdles.She began her career with a win at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006, easily beating the opposition to the 100 m hurdles title. She went on to represent Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, where...    Nigeria	13.44	Carole Me-ban Kaboud   Cameroon	13.85	Gnima Faye   Senegal	13.95
	August 10:
400 m hurdles	Janet Wienand   South Africa	56.97	Houria Moussa   Algeria	57.15	Aissafa Soulama   Burkina Faso	57.27
	August 13:
3000 m s'chase	Jeruto Kiptum Jeruto Kiptum Jeruto Kiptum is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She was born in 1981 in Metkei, Keiyo District...    Kenya	10:00.02	Habiba Ghribi Habiba Ghribi Habiba Ghribi is a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase...    Tunisia	10:10.93	Chaabi Bouchra   Morocco	10:11.52
	August 11:
20 km walk	Nagwa Ibrahim Saleh   Egypt	1:43:22	Arasa Asnaksh Abissa   Ethiopia	1:45:31	Ghania Amzal   Algeria	1:46:05
	August 13:
4 x 100 m relay	Ghana Gifty Addy Gifty Addy Gifty Addy is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.82 s *200 metres - 24.18 s *400 metres - 54.00 s-References:... , Elizabeth Amolofo Elizabeth Amolofo Elizabeth Amolofo is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-References:... , Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the... , Esther Dankwah Esther Dankwah Esther Dankwah is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She lives in the Netherlands since 2003.She won the bronze medal with the African 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Cup...	44.43	Nigeria Toyin Augustus Toyin Augustus Olutoyin "Toyin" Augustus is a Nigerian hurdler who competes in the 100 metres hurdles.She began her career with a win at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006, easily beating the opposition to the 100 m hurdles title. She went on to represent Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, where... Francisca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Gloria Kemasuode Gloria Kemasuode Ubiebor is a female track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Nigeria.... Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.08 s *100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:...	44.52	Cameroon Esther Solange Ndoumbe Carole Kaboud Me-Bam Josephine Mbarga Bikie Leonie Myriam Mani	46.43
	August 11:
4 x 400 m relay	South Africa Amanda Kotze, Estie Wittstock, Janet Wienand, Heide Seyerling	3:36.88	Nigeria Alice Nwosu Mary Onyemuwa Kate Obilor Christiana Ekpukhon	3:37.00	Kenya Josephine Nyarunda Elizabeth Muthuka Elizabeth Muthuka Elizabeth Muthuka is runner form Kenya who concentrates on 400 metres. Her surname is sometimes spelled Muthoka.Muthuka won 100, 200 and 400 metres races at the 2005 Kenyan Athletics Championships and has won number of national championships since then. She competed at the 2006 African... Annet Mwanzi Lukhuyi Florence Wasike	3:39.79
	August 13:

Field

High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Rene van der Merwe   South Africa	1.84	Nkeka Ukuh Nkeka Ukuh Nkeka Ukuh is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event, and is best known for winning the gold medal for her native West African country at the 2003 All-Africa Games.-References:*...    Nigeria	1.80	Sara Bouaoudia   Algeria	1.75
	August 11:
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Syrine Balti   Tunisia	4.21	Dinar Nisrine   Morocco	3.60	Lindi Roux   South Africa	3.60
	August 10:
Long jump 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 take off point...	Joséphine Mbarga-Bikié Joséphine Mbarga-Bikié -Achievements:- References :...    Cameroon	6.33 (+2.9)	Kéné Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....    Senegal	6.30 (+1.8)	Chinazom Amadi   Nigeria	6.23 (+3.0)
	August 10:
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth...    Sudan	14.71 (+2.6)	Kéné Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....    Senegal	14.08 (+3.6)	Otonye Iworima Otonye Iworima Otonye Iworima is a Nigerian triple jumper.In 2006 she finished second at the Commonwealth Games and third at the African Championships. For these achievements the The Athletics Federation of Nigeria chose her as the Nigerian Female Athlete of the Year. In 2007 she won another bronze medal, at...    Nigeria	13.88 (+2.1)
	August 13:
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008...    Nigeria	17.45	Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi Wafa Ismail El Baghdadi -Achievements:-References:...    Egypt	15.48	Monique Ngo Ngoué-Poree   Cameroon	14.99
	August 13:
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Elizna Naude Elizna Naudé Elizna Naudé is a South African discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Stellenbosch. She is a teacher at Vaalpark Primary School, Sasolburg, South Africa....    South Africa	55.42	Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka Vivian Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian shot putter and two-time Olympian. She won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and has won three consecutive titles at the All-Africa Games from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008...    Nigeria	49.63	Suzanne Kragbe   Côte d'Ivoire	49.05
	August 11:
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Marwa Hussein Arafat   Egypt	62.16	Blessing Egwu   Nigeria	51.77	Menakshee Totah   Mauritius	36.68
	August 9: Egypt's Marwa Ahmed Arafat retained her African title, while Hayat El Ghazi Hayat El Ghazi Hayat El Ghazi is a Moroccan hammer thrower.She won the bronze medals at the 2002 and 2004 African Championships. In 2003 she threw a national record throw of 60.43 metres....  of Morocco, who originally won the silver, was later disqualified for doping.
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Justine Robbeson Justine Robbeson Justine Gail Robbeson is a South African athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. She previously competed in the heptathlon, achieving a personal best of 5868 in 2004...    South Africa	60.60 PB/AR	Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer...    South Africa	55.64	Lindy Leveau   Seychelles	54.41
	August 12:
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Janice Josephs Janice Josephs Janice Josephs is a South African heptathlete.She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006...    South Africa	5876 points	Celine Laporte Céline Laporte Céline Roseline Laporte is a female athlete from Seychelles now based in France. She represented France until 2003.She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she received a bronze medal in the women's long jump...    Seychelles	4932 points	Nadege Foe Essama  Cameroon	3808 points
	August 11-12:

Medals table

1		10	11	6	27
2		6	3	4	13
3		5	6	4	15
4		4	2	2	8
5		4
2	6
6		3	5	2	10
7		2	2	2	6
8		1	3	2	6
9		1	2	6	9
10		1	2	1	4
11		1	1	3	5
12		1	1	1	3
13		1	1
2
14		1
1	2
15		1
1
16=
1	1	2
16=
1	1	2
16=
1	1	2
16=
1	1	2
19
1
1
20=
1	1
20=
1	1
20=
1	1

External links

• Full results
• Confederation of African Athletics
• Association Mauricienne d'Athlétisme amateur
• Official results report