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 22nd 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 SenekalSouth 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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This week begin the 22nd African Athletics Championships after a long wait. Initially scheduled last year in Algeria, it is Mauritius (June 8 to 12) who will host this edition of the biggest continental rendezvous in athletics at the brand-new stadium of Côte d'Or. This is the third edition to be held in Mauritius after those of 1992 in Belle-Vue and 2006 in Bambous. Mauritius therefore joins Egypt, the only country to date to have organized three editions of the African Championships.
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