2015 African Youth Athletics Championships

2nd African Youth Athletics Championships Reduit2015logo.png 180px Reduit, Mauritius 23–26 April Maryse Justin Stadium 27 38 Youth 2013 2019 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.Mauritius, the host country for Youth championships https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190858/http://www.webcaa.org/en/index.php/utiliser-joomla/utiliser-extensions/composants/composant-contenu/liste-categories/78-top-articles/326-mauritius-the-host-country-for-youth-championships 2016-03-04 . Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-30. 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.26/03/2013 1st African Youth Championships, Warri 2013 https://archive.today/20130914153011/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1010&Itemid=35 2013-09-14 . CAA (2013-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-09-14. Nigeria who were the previous host only managed to confirm participation due to a late intervention by an anonymous sponsor.AYAC: Kenyan rescues Nigerian athletes. Vanguard (2015-04-23). Retrieved on 2015-04-30. 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.Kenya and South Africa impress at African Youth Championships. IAAF (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-04-30. 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 100 metres(wind: +2.2 m/s)Tlotliso Leotlela RSA 10.38Kyle Appel RSA 10.49Shingirai Hlanguyo ZIM 10.52 200 metresTlotliso Leotlela RSA 20.84Thabiso Sekgopi BOT 21.43Sengan Jobe GAM 21.68 400 metresKarabo Sibanda BOT 47.40Josphat Ngeno KEN 48.18Nikolas Marich RSA 48.41 800 metresKipyegon Bett KEN 1:51.67Sila Kimeli KEN 1:52.14Edrissa Marong GAM 1:52.88 1500 metresTaki Kumaru KEN 3:44.35Brimin Kiprono KEN 3:46.22Daniel Weldetnsae ERI 3:48.49 3000 metresDavies Kiplangat KEN 7:56.29Richard Yator KEN 7:56.33Mehari Tsegai ERI 8:18.75 110 metres hurdles(wind: +2.4 m/s)Mpho Tladi RSA 13.38 wLevert Pieterse RSA 13.62 wSteven Untah MRI 14.65 w 400 metres hurdlesGeoffrey Kipngetich KEN 52.28Morne van As RSA 52.43Emmanuel Kipyegon KEN 53.45 2000 metres steeplechaseVincent Kipyegon KEN 5:37.05Nickson Kiplangat KEN 5:41.28Mohamed Miftahou COM 6:13.77 Medley relayRSATlotliso LeotlelaKyle AppelMphu TladiMorne van As 1:53.60BOTAobakwe MalauThabeso SekgopiKageso MoyuthuKarabo Sibanda 1:54.10GAMMomadou SeySulayman MannahSengan JobeEdrissa Marong 1:55.17 10,000 metres walkPierre Vermaak RSA 46:09.53Abdelrahman Mahmoud EGY 48:23.65Said Touche ALG 51:58.55 High jumpAobakwe Nkobela BOT 2.04 mNorris Brioche SEY 2.01 mVisamuje Ujaha NAM 1.98 m Long jumpMuchine Khoua MAR 7.41 mEmmanuel Tobechukwu NGR 7.38 mAbdelouahed Bouhila MAR 7.31 m Triple jumpVincent Kilel KEN 15.04 mEmmanuel Tobechukwu NGR 14.89 mMuchine Khoua MAR 14.66 m Shot putBurger Lambrecht RSA 20.89 mShehab Mohamed EGY 19.87 mPatrick Duvenhage RSA 19.80 m Discus throwWerner Visser RSA 64.88 m CRPatrick Duvenhage RSA 60.61 mShehab Abdelaziz Chachi EGY 58.31 m Javelin throwHenru van Vuuren RSA 72.68 mPaul Botha RSA 71.48 mNico Horn NAM 65.08 m OctathlonBryan Tonta MRI 5363 ptsBryan Untah MRI 5203 ptsAmmar Ellaboudy EGY 4995 pts Girls 100 metresNicola de Bruyn RSA 11.87Damarais Akoth KEN 12.53Severine Moutia MRI 12.80 200 metresNicola de Bruyn RSA 23.59Praise Idamadudu NGR 23.79Madia Ehlers RSA 24.01 400 metresAbigail Chongo ZAM 58.08Nomatter Kapfudzaruwa ZIM 59.03Henryke Garbers NAM 59.07 800 metresLiza Kellerman RSA 2:10.79Betty Chepkemoi KEN 2:10.94Honorine Iribagiza RWA 2:13.26 1500 metresBeatha Nishimwe RWA 4:17.37Janet Chemusto UGA 4:17.61Janeth Chepngetich KEN 4:21.87 3000 metresEmily Chebet KEN 9:10.57 CRSheila Chelangat KEN 9:11.38Janet Chemusto UGA 9:15.38 100 metres hurdlesTaylon Bieldt RSA 13.30Bouchra Namri MAR 14.47Ramatoulaye Cisse SEN 15.23 400 metres hurdlesTaylon Bieldt RSA 59.22Bouchra Namri MAR 61.23Amore le Roux RSA 61.40 2000 metres steeplechaseSandra Chebet KEN 6:20.47Fatima Ghizlane MAR 7:06.59Ann Gathoni KEN 7:29.09 Medley relayNGROmotayo AbolajiBlessing AdiakerenwaAniekeme AlphonsusPraise Idamadudu 2:08.71RSANicola de BruynAmoure LerouxMadia EhlersTaylon Bieldt 2:11.21ZIMKiana Page LeesNomatter KapfudNathalie CharidzaZaruwa Enlitha 2:20.17 5000 metres walkFadakemi Olude NGR 25:20.28Nourhan Saber EGY 30:55.11Nathalia Saminadas MRI 36:53.44 High jumpWiaam Chibani ALG 1.69 mSiranda Horn NAM 1.63 mFatima Zahra el Alaoui MAR 1.60 m Pole vaultMay Meziod ALG 3.20 mMarina Rizk EGY 3.15 mFarah Benhadid ALG 2.80 m Long jumpRenate van Tonder RSA 5.92 mAniekeme Alphonsus NGR 5.50 mFatou Badji SEN 5.40 m Triple jumpFatou Badji SEN 12.06 mLiliane Potiron MRI 11.64 mHonorine Iribagiza RWA 9.37 m Shot putYolandi Stander RSA 14.95 mNourhan El Dakak EGY 14.12 mNahid Klilou MAR 13.26 m Discus throwChene Coetzee RSA 42.95 mRima Nasr MAR 41.20 mYolandi Stander RSA 40.94 m Hammer throwFatma Mahmoud EGY 55.25 mMarim Nasr EGY 54.46 mSamira Addi MAR 50.40 m Javelin throwAnneke Germishuis RSA 49.72 mSalma Taha EGY 48.94 mMaggie le Roux RSA 46.89 m HeptathlonSylvia Schulz NAM 4733 ptsNahid Klilou MAR 3983 ptsClaudia Bernard MRI 3603 pts Medal table #ccccff Host nation solid 1px #AAAAAA 17 6 6 8 9 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 8 2 1 3 6 1 2 4 yes 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 References Results Media Publications. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30. Complete Results Boys. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30. Complete Results Girls. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30. Official Medal Table. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30. AFRICAN YOUTH CHAMPS RESULTS https://web.archive.org/web/20160105055334/http://allathletics.co.za/2015/04/african-youth-champs-results/ 2016-01-05 . AllAthletics.co.za (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-04-30. External links Official website Category:African Youth Athletics Championships African Youth Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Mauritius African Youth Athletics Championships Youth Athletics Championships African Youth Athletics Championships Youth Athletics Championships