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 championships were awarded to Kenya at the April 2007 Confederation of African Athletics Congress in Dakar, Senegal.Daily Nation, July 26, 2010: On your marks, set...Kenya ready on eve of Games
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.The Standard, September 26, 2009: African Championships dates changed The Moi International Sports Centre was initially set to become the host venue,The Standard, July 14, 2009: African Athletics Championships event organisers in race against time but it was later changed to the smaller Nyayo Stadium.Daily Nation, December 22, 2009: Nyayo it is for continental athletics fete
Men's results Track
100 m Ben-Youssef Méité 10.08 PB Abdul Aziz Zakari 10.12 SB Simon Magakwe 10.14 SB200 m Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud 20.36 NR Ben-Youssef Méité 20.39 SB Simon Magakwe 20.56400 m Mohamed Khouaja 44.98 NR Rabah Yousif 45.18 Gary Kikaya 45.28800 m David Rudisha 1:42.84 CR Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:44.85 SB Jackson Kivuva 1:45.47 SB1500 m Asbel Kiprop 3:36.19 CR Amine Laâlou 3:36.38 Mekonnen Gebremedhin 3:36.655000 m Edwin Soi 13:30.46 SB Vincent Yator 13:30.53 SB Mark Kiptoo 13:32.45 SB10,000 m Wilson Kiprop 27:32.91 Moses Kipsiro 27:33.37 Geoffrey Mutai 27:33.83110 m hurdles Othmane Hadj Lazib 13.77 Selim Nurudeen 13.83 Ruan de Vries 13.98400 m hurdles L. J. van Zyl 48.51 SB Cornel Fredericks 48.79 SB Mamadou Kasse Hann 49.10 SB3000 m steeplechase Richard Mateelong 8:23.54 Ezekiel Kemboi 8:26.13 Roba Gary Chubeta 8:27.1520 km walk Hassanine Sebei 1:20:36 CR David Kimutai Rotich 1:21:07 SB Hichem Medjeber 1:22:53 PB4 × 100 m relay Hannes DreyerSimon MagakweLehann FourieThuso Mpuang 39.12 Fred AgbajeBenjamin AdukwuOgho-Oghene EgweroObinna Metu 39.22 Emmanuel KubiNana Kofi SanahGodwin HukportiAziz Zakari 39.314 × 400 m relay Geoffrey NgenoVincent KoskeiJulius KirwaMark Mutai 3:02.96 Isaac MakwalaThapelo KetlogetswePako SeribeObakeng Ngwigwa 3:05.16 Saul WeigopwaJames GoddayTobi OgunmolaIsah Salihu 3:06.53
Field
High jump Kabelo Kgosiemang 2.19 Bong Matogno 2.15 SB Fernand Djoumessi Mohamed Idris 2.15Pole vault Hamdi Dhouibi 4.70 Larbi Bouraada 4.60 Mourad Souissi 4.40Long jump Godfrey Khotso Mokoena 8.23 SB Ndiss Kaba Badji 8.10 Stanley Gbagbeke 8.06Triple jump Tosin Oke 17.22 Hugo Mamba-Schlick 16.78 SB Tumelo Thagane 16.64Shot put Burger Lambrechts 18.63 Roelof Potgieter 18.62 Orazio Cremona 18.27Discus throw Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly 59.30 Yasser Ibrahim Farag 58.71 Victor Hogan 58.11Hammer throw Mohsen Mohamed Anani 74.72 Chris Harmse 72.56 Mostafa Al-Gamel 71.40Javelin throw Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman 78.02 SB Gerhardus Pienaar 75.96 Julius Yego 74.51 SBDecathlon Larbi Bouraada 8148 CR Mourad Souissi 7818 PB Guillaume Thierry 7100
Women's results Track
100 m Blessing Okagbare 11.03 CR Ruddy Zang Milama 11.15 NR Oludamola Osayomi 11.22 SB200 m Oludamola Osayomi 23.36 SB Estie Wittstock 23.50 SB Ruddy Zang Milama 23.59 PB400 m Amantle Montsho 50.03 SB Amy Mbacké Thiam 51.32 SB Shade Abugan 51.63800 m Zahra Bouras 2:00.22 Janeth Jepkosgei 2:00.50 Malika Akkaoui 2:01.01 PB1500 m Nancy Jebet Lagat 4:10.43 Gelete Burka Bati 4:11.12 Btissam Lakhouad 4:11.815000 m Vivian Cheruiyot 16:18.72 Meseret Defar 16:20.54 Sentayehu Ejigu 16:22.3210,000 m Tirunesh Dibaba 31:51.39 Meselech Melkamu 31:55.50 Linet Masai 31:59.36 SB100 m hurdles Seun Adigun 13.14 SB Gnima Faye 13.67 Amina Ferguen 13.87400 m hurdles Hayat Lambarki 55.96 PB Ajoke Odumosu 55.97 Maureen Jelagat Maiyo 56.74 SB3000 m steeplechase Milcah Chemos Cheywa 9:32.18 CR Sofia Assefa 9:32.58 Lydiah Rotich 9:37.32 SB20 km walk Grace Wanjiru Njue 1:34:19 AR Chaima Trabelsi 1:35:33 Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe 1:41:46 SB4 × 100 m relay Lawretta OzohAgnes OsazuwaDamola OsayomiBlessing Okagbare 43.45 CR Fanny Appes EkangaCharlotte Mebenga AmomboCarole Made Kaboud MebamDelphine Atangana 44.90 Rosina AmenebedeElizabeth AmolofoBeatrice GyamanFlings Owusu-Agyapong 45.404 × 400 m relay Shade AbuganMargaret EtimBukola AbogunlokoAjoke Odumosu 3:29.26 Grace Miroyo KidakeCatherine NandiMaureen Jelagat MaiyoJaneth Jepkosgei 3:35.12 Ndeye Fatou SoumahFatou DiabayeMarietou BadjiAmy Mbacké Thiam 3:35.55
Field
High jump Selloane Tsoaeli 1.75 Lissa Labiche 1.70 Cherotich Koech 1.55Pole vault Nisrine Dinar 3.70 Laetitia Berthier 3.50 Sinali Alima Outtara 3.40Long jump Blessing Okagbare 6.62 Comfort Onyali 6.42 Jamaa Chnaik 6.30Triple jump Sarah Nambawa 13.95 NR Nkurika Domeke 13.71 SB Otonye Iworima 13.65 SBShot put Mirian Ibekwe 13.67 Priscilla Isiao 13.62 SB Doris Ratsimbazafy 13.56Discus throw Elizna Naude 56.74 Kazai Suzanne Kragbe 55.53 Sarah Hasseib Dardiri 46.51Hammer throw Amy Sène 64.11 NR Marwa Hussein 62.36 SB Florence Ezeh 57.94 NRJavelin throw Sunette Viljoen 63.33 Justine Robbeson 60.24 Hana'a Hassan Omar 55.14Heptathlon Margaret Simpson 6031 CR Janet Wienand 5500 Selloane Tsoaeli 5302
Medal table
Participating nations
(16) (6) (5) (14) (12) (8) (12) (1) (10) (11) (2) (14) (2) (6) (63) (2) (3) (14) (2) (106) (2) (5) (3) (6) (1) (5) (15) (19) (5) (6) (37) (7) (14) (13) (14) (1) (5) (41) (7) (1) (21) (4) (7) (27) (9) (4)
References
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.
External links Results Confederation of African Athletics website