Africa started up the world championships in Eugene (USA) with a resounding triple in the men's and women's 10,000m and a double in the men's marathon. At the end of the first three days, Africa has got 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.

Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia) flew over the women's 10,000m final by completing the event in 30'09''94 ahead of Kenya's Hellen Obiri (30'10''02) and Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (30'10''07). Her great opponent, the Dutchwoman of Ethiopian origin, Sifan Hassan, finished in fourth place. A year ago at the Olympics, Sifan Hassan took away the gold medal ahead of Gidey who was third.

The World Athletics Championships Oregon22 will be held at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon and will be delivered in partnership with USA Track & Field. It is the first time the competition will take place in the United States, with 2,000 athletes from more than 200 nations expected to compete July 15–24, 2022.,

The Senegalese Louis François Mendy (12''91 in the 110m hurdles) and the Gambian Gina Bass (11''02 in the 100m) achieved the best performances of the Dakar meeting, disputed on Saturday June 25 in the annex of the Abdoulaye Wade stadium of Diamniadio. But, these two times were not approved because of the too strong wind which was blowing (+4m/s). Just like the 9.93 in the 100m of the Gambian Ebrahima Camara. The limit authorized by World Athletics is 2m/s.

The Africans played their part well at the Paris meeting, 6th stage of the Diamond League, on Saturday June 18.Thus, the Nigerian Tobi Amusan improved her African record in the 100m hurdles by achieving 12''41.

The 22^nd edition of the African Athletics Championships ended yesterday. After five days of competitions at the Côte d'Or stadium, Kenya finishes at the top of the medal table with a total of 10 gold medals, ahead of South Africa which collects 9 gold medals. These two great nations of African athletics have, in fact, largely dominated this Mauritian edition, grabbing on their own, 19 of the 45 gold medals in competition, eleven countries sharing the remaining 26 gold medals. 

Having not competed outdoors since the beginning of the year, the focus was on triple jumper Hugues-Fabrice Zango for these African Championships in Côte d'Or. On June 4, the bronze medalist of the Tokyo Olympic Games reassured by signing an impressive 17.09m at Andujar, Spain. 

The Kenyan 4x100m relay, led by Ferdinand Omanyala, and the Ethiopian 3000m steeplechase were the big attractions of the third day of the 22nd African Championships in Mauritius, winning the Grail. A historic victory in two events, once dominated by Nigeria and Kenya.

Beninese Odile Ahouanwanou (Heptathlon), Gambian Gina Bass (100m), Nigerian Amusan Tobi (100m hurdles), Ghanaian Rose Yeboah (Height), Kenyans Winnny Chebet (1500m) and Béatrice Chebet (5000m) flew over the women's finals of the day. On the men's side, the 100m final met the expectations of the privileged people of the Stade de la Cote d'Or in Mauritius.

The first title goes to South Africa’s Ischke Senekal

South Africa won its first title of this twenty-second edition of the African Championships with Ischke Senekal in the women's shot put. She did a throw at 16.40m in her fifth attempt to seize the African Graal. Gabon’s Carine Meka, who led the competition until the third attempt, took the silver medal with 15.97m. The other South African, Zonica Lindeque, completed the podium with 15.79m.

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