2010 African Championships in Athletics
| 2010 African Championships | |
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| Host city |
Nairobi, Kenya  |
| Date(s) | 28 July – 1 August |
| Main stadium | Nyayo Stadium |
| Participation |
587 athletes from 46 nations |
| Events | 44 |
| Records set | 6 Championship records |
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The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010.
Background
The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time. Previously two major athletics events have been held in Kenya, namely 1987 All-Africa Games and 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Preparations
The host stadium in Nairobi
The championships were awarded to Kenya at the April 2007 Confederation of African Athletics Congress in Dakar, Senegal. [1]
The event was originally scheduled to be held from April 28 to May 2, 2010, but due to delayed preparations the event was moved forward.[2] The Moi International Sports Centre was initially set to become the host venue,[3] but it was later changed to the smaller Nyayo Stadium.[4]
Men's results
Track
Field
Women's results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Selloane Tsoaeli  Lesotho | 1.75 | Lissa Labiche  Seychelles | 1.70 | Cherotich Koech Kenya | 1.55 |
| Pole vault |
Nisrine Dinar  Morocco | 3.70 | Laetitia Berthier  Burundi | 3.50 | Sinali Alima Outtara  Ivory Coast | 3.40 |
| Long jump |
Blessing Okagbare  Nigeria | 6.62 | Comfort Onyali Nigeria | 6.42 | Jamaa Chnaik Morocco | 6.30 |
| Triple jump |
Sarah Nambawa  Uganda | 13.95 NR | Nkurika Domeke Nigeria | 13.71 SB | Otonye Iworima Nigeria | 13.65 SB |
| Shot put |
Mirian Ibekwe Nigeria | 13.67 | Priscilla Isiao Kenya | 13.62 SB | Doris Ratsimbazafy  Madagascar | 13.56 |
| Discus throw |
Elizna Naude  South Africa | 56.74 | Kazai Suzanne Kragbe Ivory Coast | 55.53 | Sarah Hasseib Dardiri  Egypt | 46.51 |
| Hammer throw |
Amy Sène  Senegal | 64.11 NR | Marwa Hussein Egypt | 62.36 SB | Florence Ezeh  Togo | 57.94 NR |
| Javelin throw |
Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 63.33 | Justine Robbeson South Africa | 60.24 | Hana'a Hassan Omar Egypt | 55.14 |
| Heptathlon |
Margaret Simpson  Ghana | 6031 CR | Janet Wienand South Africa | 5500 | Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho | 5302 |
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WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medal table
Reigning Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop broke the 1500 m record to win gold for Kenya.
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Kenya | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | South Africa | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Egypt | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Algeria | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Ethiopia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Senegal | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Ghana | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Lesotho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 |  Sudan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Gabon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 |  Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |
Participating nations
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References
- ↑ Daily Nation, July 26, 2010: On your marks, set...Kenya ready on eve of Games
- ↑ The Standard, September 26, 2009: African Championships dates changed
- ↑ The Standard, July 14, 2009: African Athletics Championships event organisers in race against time
- ↑ Daily Nation, December 22, 2009: Nyayo it is for continental athletics fete
- Daily reports
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-27). High powered rivalries expected in Nairobi – African Championships preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-28). Kiprop takes men’s 10,000m as African championships begin in Nairobi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-29). Meite, Okagbare take 100m titles, Cheruiyot over Defar again in the 5000m - African champs Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-30). Rudisha sizzles 1:42.84 in Nairobi as Kenya collects three golds in Nairobi - African champs, day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-31). Dibaba takes down Masai in 10,000m to notch first Ethiopian gold in Nairobi - African champs, day 4. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-31.
- Negash, Elshadai (2010-08-01). Kenya captures five gold medals as African champs conclude in Nairobi - African champs, day 5. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-01.
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