2015 African Youth Athletics Championships

2nd African Youth Athletics Championships
Host city Reduit, Mauritius
Date(s) 23–26 April
Main stadium Maryse Justin Stadium
Level Youth
Participation 27 nations
Events 38
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The 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships was the second edition of the biennial athletics competition for African athletes aged fifteen to seventeen, It was held in Reduit, Mauritius from 23–26 April.[1] Mauritius had hosted the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships two years earlier. A total of 38 events, 18 by boys and 20 by girls, were contested at the competition.

South Africa topped the medals table with seventeen gold medals and 29 medals overall. This marked a great improvement from the inaugural edition in 2013, having missed that event due to a lack of funding.[2] Nigeria who were the previous host only managed to confirm participation due to a late intervention by an anonymous sponsor.[3] The next most successful countries were Kenya (eight golds and 19 in total) and Nigeria (six medals, two of them gold). South Africa won all but one of the gold medals in the throws. Kenya won all the long-distance events at the championships. Eighteen of the twenty-seven participating nations reached the medal table.[4] The host nation Mauritius took one gold medal, through octathlete Bryan Tonta, and ended with a total of seven medals.

As had happened at the 2013 edition, doubles were achieved in both 100 metres and 200 metres sprints: Gift Leotlela of South Africa topped the boys' rankings and his teammate Nicola de Bruyn took the girls' titles. A third athlete managed a double in the rest of the competition – Taylon Bieldt, also of South Africa, won both the girls' hurdling events.

Medal summary

Boys

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres

(wind: +2.2 m/s)
 Gift Leotlela (RSA) 10.38  Kyle Appel (RSA) 10.49  Shingirai Hlanguyo (ZIM) 10.52
200 metres
 Gift Leotlela (RSA) 20.84  Thabiso Sekgopi (BOT) 21.43  Sengan Jobe (GAM) 21.68
400 metres
 Karabo Sibanda (BOT) 47.40  Josphat Ngeno (KEN) 48.18  Nikolas Marich (RSA) 48.41
800 metres
 Kipyegon Bett (KEN) 1:51.67  Sila Kimeli (KEN) 1:52.14  Edrissa Marong (GAM) 1:52.88
1500 metres
 Taki Kumaru (KEN) 3:44.35  Brimin Kiprono (KEN) 3:46.22  Daniel Weldetnsae (ERI) 3:48.49
3000 metres
 Davies Kiplangat (KEN) 7:56.29  Richard Yator (KEN) 7:56.33  Mehari Tsegai (ERI) 8:18.75
110 metres hurdles

(wind: +2.4 m/s)
 Mpho Tladi (RSA) 13.38 w  Levert Pieterse (RSA) 13.62 w  Steven Untah (MRI) 14.65 w
400 metres hurdles
 Geoffrey Kipngetich (KEN) 52.28  Morne van As (RSA) 52.43  Emmanuel Kipyegon (KEN) 53.45
2000 metres steeplechase
 Vincent Kipyegon (KEN) 5:37.05  Nickson Kiplangat (KEN) 5:41.28  Mohamed Miftahou (COM) 6:13.77
Medley relay
 South Africa (RSA)
Tlotsilo Leotlela
Kyle Appel
Mphu Tladi
Morne Van As
1:53.60  Botswana (BOT)
Aobakwe Malau
Thabeso Sekgopi
Kageso Moyuthu
Karabo Sibanda
1:54.10  Gambia (GAM)
Momadou Sey
Sulayman Mannah
Sengan Jobe
Edrissa Marong
1:55.17
10,000 metres walk
 Pierre Vermaak (RSA) 46:09.53  Abdelrahman Mahmoud (EGY) 48:23.65  Said Touche (ALG) 51:58.55
High jump
 Aobakwe Nkobela (BOT) 2.04 m  Norris Brioche (SEY) 2.01 m  Visamuje Ujaha (NAM) 1.98 m
Long jump
 Muchine Khoua (MAR) 7.41 m  Emmanuel Tobechukwu (NGR) 7.38 m  Abdelouahed Bouhila (MAR) 7.31 m
Triple jump
 Vincent Kilel (KEN) 15.04 m  Emmanuel Tobechukwu (NGR) 14.89 m  Muchine Khoua (MAR) 14.66 m
Shot put
 Burger Lambrecht (RSA) 20.89 m  Shehab Mohamed (EGY) 19.87 m  Patrick Duvenhage (RSA) 19.80 m
Discus throw
 Werner Visser (RSA) 64.88 m CR  Patrick Duvenhage (RSA) 60.61 m  Shehab Abdelaziz Chachi (EGY) 58.31 m
Javelin throw
 Henru van Vuuren (RSA) 72.68 m  Paul Botha (RSA) 71.48 m  Nico Horn (NAM) 65.08 m
Octathlon
 Bryan Tonta (MRI) 5363 pts  Bryan Untah (MRI) 5203 pts  Ammar Ellaboudy (EGY) 4995 pts

Girls

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
 Nicola de Bruyn (RSA) 11.87  Damarais Akoth (KEN) 12.53  Severine Moutia (MRI) 12.80
200 metres
 Nicola de Bruyn (RSA) 23.59  Praise Idamadudu (NGR) 23.79  Madia Ehlers (RSA) 24.01
400 metres
 Abigail Chongo (ZAM) 58.08  Nomatter Kapfudzaruwa (ZIM) 59.03  Henryke Garbers (NAM) 59.07
800 metres
 Liza Kellerman (RSA) 2:10.79  Betty Chepkemoi (KEN) 2:10.94  Honorine Iribagiza (RWA) 2:13.26
1500 metres
 Beatha Nishimwe (RWA) 4:17.37  Janet Chemusto (UGA) 4:17.61  Janeth Chepngetich (KEN) 4:21.87
3000 metres
 Emily Chebet (KEN) 9:10.57 CR  Sheila Chelangat (KEN) 9:11.38  Janet Chemusto (UGA) 9:15.38
100 metres hurdles
 Taylon Bieldt (RSA) 13.30  Bouchra Namri (MAR) 14.47  Ramatoulaye Cisse (SEN) 15.23
400 metres hurdles
 Taylon Bieldt (RSA) 59.22  Bouchra Namri (MAR) 61.23  Amore le Roux (RSA) 61.40
2000 metres steeplechase
 Sandra Chebet (KEN) 6:20.47  Fatima Ghizlane (MAR) 7:06.59  Ann Gathoni (KEN) 7:29.09
Medley relay
 Nigeria (NGR)
Omotayo Abolaji
Blessing Adiakerenwa
Aniekeme Alphonsus
Praise Idamadudu
2:08.71  South Africa (RSA)
Nicola De Bruyn
Amoure Leroux
Madia Ehlers
Taylon Bieldt
2:11.21  Zimbabwe (ZIM)
Kiana Page Lees
Nomatter Kapfud
Nathalie Charidza
Zaruwa Enlitha
2:20.17
5000 metres walk
 Fadakemi Olude (NGR) 25:20.28  Nourhan Saber (EGY) 30:55.11  Nathalia Saminadas (MRI) 36:53.44
Pole vault
 May Meziod (ALG) 3.20 m  Marina Mikhail (EGY) 3.15 m  Farah Benhadid (ALG) 2.80 m
High jump
 Wiaam Chibani (ALG) 1.69 m  Siranda Horn (NAM) 1.63 m  Fatima Zahra el Alaoui (MAR) 1.60 m
Long jump
 Renate van Tonder (RSA) 5.92 m  Aniekeme Alphonsus (NGR) 5.50 m  Fatou Badji (SEN) 5.40 m
Triple jump
 Fatou Badji (SEN) 12.06 m  Liliane Potiron (MRI) 11.64 m  Honorine Iribagiza (RWA) 9.37 m
Shot put
 Yolandi Stander (RSA) 14.95 m  Nourhan El Dakak (EGY) 14.12 m  Nahid Klilou (MAR) 13.26 m
Discus throw
 Chene Coetzee (RSA) 42.95 m  Rima Nasr (MAR) 41.20 m  Yolandi Stander (RSA) 40.94 m
Hammer throw
 Fatma Mahmoud (EGY) 55.25 m  Marim Nasr (EGY) 54.46 m  Samira Addi (MAR) 50.40 m
Javelin throw
 Anneke Germishuis (RSA) 49.72 m  Salma Taha (EGY) 48.94 m  Maggie le Roux (RSA) 46.89 m
Heptathlon
 Sylvia Schulz (NAM) 4733 pts  Nahid Klilou (MAR) 3983 pts  Claudia Bernard (MRI) 3603 pts

Medal table

      Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  South Africa 17 6 6 29
2  Kenya 8 9 2 19
3  Nigeria 2 4 0 6
4  Botswana 2 2 0 4
5  Algeria 2 0 2 4
6  Egypt 1 8 2 11
7  Morocco 1 3 6 10
8  Mauritius 1 2 4 7
9  Namibia 1 1 3 5
10=  Senegal 1 0 2 3
10=  Rwanda 1 0 2 3
12  Zambia 1 0 0 1
13  Zimbabwe 0 1 2 3
14  Uganda 0 1 1 2
15  Seychelles 0 1 0 1
16  Gambia 0 0 3 3
17  Eritrea 0 0 2 2
18  Comoros 0 0 1 1
Total 38 38 38 114

References

  1. Mauritius, the host country for Youth championships. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
  2. 26/03/2013 1st African Youth Championships, Warri 2013. CAA (2013-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.
  3. AYAC: Kenyan rescues Nigerian athletes. Vanguard (2015-04-23). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
  4. Kenya and South Africa impress at African Youth Championships. IAAF (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
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