2013 African Youth Athletics Championships

I African Youth Athletics Championships Warri2013logo.png 220px Warri, Nigeria 28–31 March Warri Township Stadium 39 Youth 2015 The 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships were the first edition of the biennial athletics competition for African athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Warri, Nigeria, on 28–31 March. A total of 40 events were originally scheduled but only 36 went ahead, 17 for boys and 19 for girls.2013 Calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20130730070910/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=988&Itemid=62 2013-07-30 . Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14. The Warri Township Stadium in Nigeria's Delta State, underwent significant renovation for the competition. The stadium was expanded to accommodate an international standard track and field and the installation of a Timetronics EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement) system was the first of its kind in the country. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Delta State Governor, urged further use of the stadium for national and international events, as well as underlining the importance of good facilities to assist future generations of Nigerian athletes to attain an elite standard.Uduaghan Decries Underutilisation of Warri Stadium https://web.archive.org/web/20131003054250/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/uduaghan-decries-underutilisation-of-warri-stadium/143445/ 2013-10-03 . ThisDayLive (2013-03-28). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.26/03/2013 AYAC 2013: Warri ready for Africa – Uduaghan https://archive.today/20130914152953/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1013&Itemid=35 2013-09-14 . CAA (2013-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-09-14. The girls' pole vault competition was cancelled as there were only two entrants and the walk events were rescheduled to take place as road, instead of track, events.28/03/2013 African Youth Championships Day 1 : preview : changes in the program https://archive.today/20130914153033/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=17&Itemid=35&limit=9&limitstart=45 2013-09-14 . CAA (2013-03-28). Retrieved on 2013-09-14. The South African delegation was absent due to a lack of funds to attend to the event.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. The boys' hammer throw, 400 metres hurdles and pole vault were not contested despite some entries.31/03/2013 Full results of the 1st African Youth Championships https://web.archive.org/web/20130605082940/http://www.webcaa.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1031&Itemid=35 June 5, 2013 . Confederation of African Athletics (2013-03-31). Retrieved on 2013-09-14. Nigeria topped the medals table with twelve gold medals and 33 medals overall (after doping disqualifications). The next most successful countries were Egypt (eight golds and 16 in total) and Ethiopia (26 medals, seven of them gold). Kenya placed fourth with five golds and eleven medals. Sixteen nations reached the medal table. Egyptian discus thrower Amira Khaled Mohammed was the first ever gold medallist of the championships. Nigeria was dominant in the sprint events, while Egypt performed best in the throwing events.Minshull, Phil (2013-03-31). Kenya's Chepwogen, Jepkemei and Biwott impress at African Youth Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-14. Divine Oduduru and Adewunmi Deborah Adewale of Nigeria completed 100/200 metres sprint doubles in the boys' and girls' sections, respectively. Kenyan Robert Biwott claimed both boys' middle-distance titles. His teammates Edwin Melly and Daisy Jepkemei achieved the same feat of winning the steeplechase and being runner-up in the 3000 metres. Egypt had the top two places in the boys' shot put and discus events as Mohamed Magdi Hamza and Sherif Adel Salem Ahmed gained a gold and a silver each. Uruemu Theophilus Ejovi won an unusual medal combination by taking bronze in the high jump and triple jump disciplines. Several athletes at the competition went on to win medals at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics held that July. Biwott won the world 1500 m youth title, Hamza was a shot put bronze medallist and Daisy Jepkemei won the world youth steeplechase silver medal. Medal summary Boys 100 metresDivine Oduduru NGR 10.62Amanuel Abebe ETH 10.86Ismaila Adedeji Yusuf NGR 10.87200 metresDivine Oduduru NGR 21.56Haji Turie ETH 21.90Ismaila Adedeji Yusuf NGR 22.03400 metresKeita Tijani GAM 47.39Gebre Galcha ETH 47.75Samson Oghenewe Nathaniel NGR 47.89800 metresRobert Biwott KEN 1:47.01 Tsegay Tesfamariam ERI 1:47.89Patrick Kiprotich KEN 1:49.821500 metresRobert Biwott KEN 3:41.96Yenew Tebikew ETH 3:43.84Tsegay Tesfamariam ERI 3:44.293000 metresNftalem Kibrab ERI 8:17.28Edwin Melly KEN 8:17.85Meshack Letim KEN 8:18.19110 metres hurdlesIfeanyichukwu Andre Atuma NGR 14.00Bashiru Abdullahi NGR 14.12Creve Machava MOZ 14.312000 metres steeplechaseEdwin Melly KEN 5:42.18Meresa Kahsay ETH 5:42.20Hailemariyam Kiros ETH 5:45.50Medley relay GAMEbrima CamaraAlieu JoofSonko AlagieKeita Tijani1:53.35 ETHAmanuel AbebeHaji TurieGemechu AlemuGebre Galcha1:54.31 NGRIsmaila Adedeji YusufDivine OduduruOluwasakin Oluwab OmotoyeSamson Oghenewe Nathaniel1:54.5810 km walkGonfa Bonsa ETH 52:25.34 Getamesay Nigusse ETH 52:41.56 Yassine Khalouki MAR 54:36.02 High jumpGemechu Tamiru ETH 2.00 mYatana Lamita ETH 1.95 mUruemu Theophilus Ejovi NGR 1.95 m Long jumpOreva-Oghene Jo Edafiadhe NGR 6.91 mMesfin Abebe ETH 6.85 mDavid Oke Ejumeta NGR 6.85 m Triple jumpFabian Ime Edoki NGR 15.18 mFelix Watmon UGA 15.05 mUruemu Theophilus Ejovi NGR 14.70 m Shot putMohamed Magdi Hamza EGY 20.17 mSherif Adel Salem Ahmed EGY 19.57 mJacobus Rademeyer Wilhelm NAM 16.96 m Discus throwSherif Adel Salem Ahmed EGY 60.46 mMohamed Magdi Hamza EGY 56.96 mJacobus Rademeyer Wilhelm NAM 42.77 m Javelin throwUbang Ubang ETH 64.67 mFahmi Fahmi Yousse Talaat EGY 58.62 mValentine Udeh NGR 58.07 m OctathlonMohamed Ramadan Moustafa EGY 5360 ptsAdetola Samuel Aladesuyi NGR 4820 ptsLouis Joe Stevenson MRI 4566 pts Girls 100 metresnb1 nb1 nb1Adewunmi Deborah Adewale NGR 11.87Prenam Pesse TOG 12.25Suraj Neima ETH 12.41200 metresAdewunmi Deborah Adewale NGR 24.13Oluwatobiloba Amusan NGR 24.45Tegest Tamangnu ETH 24.76400 metresEdidiong Ofonime Odiong NGR 54.46Abimbola Junaid NGR 54.81Moroko Galefele BOT 55.52800 metresZeyituna Mohammed ETH 2:05.05Durets Edau ETH 2:06.04Oluwatobiloba Esthe Asamu NGR 2:06.591500 metresDurets Edau ETH 4:27.61Eva Cherono KEN 4:28.47 Yemegn Wedhen ETH 4:29.963000 metresMercy Chepwogen KEN 9:17.52 Daisy Jepkemei KEN 9:17.69Tefera Adhena ETH 9:19.41100 metres hurdlesOmar Gaber Lina EGY 14.04Rebecca Temida Oshinbanjo NGR 14.73Aderonke Adedolap Ademosu NGR 14.75400 metres hurdlesGlory Onome Nathaniel NGR 62.04Sarah Aderonke Kadiri NGR 62.92Nezha Elghali MAR 64.992000 metres steeplechaseDaisy Jepkemei KEN 6:24.52Stella Rutto KEN 6:30.64Yeabsira Bitew ETH 6:42.18Medley relaynb2 nb2 nb2 ETHNeima SefaTegest TamangnuChaltu ShumeKore Tola2:13.55 ZIMYvonne VanhuvanoeYvonne ThomasRutendo KandaMzinde Ruva2:22.33 MARRhizlane SibaSalma ElmoutarajiNezha ElghaliSoukaina Hajji2:23.83 5 km walkTege Gebretsadeke ETH 29:31.01Habtamniesh Wale ETH 29:48.00 Sarah Loveth Malagu NGR 30:20.88 High jumpRhizlane Siba MAR 1.80 mChinenye Juliet Anslem NGR 1.65 mAriat Diboow ETH 1.65 m Long jumpMohamed Samir Owis Esraa EGY 5.63 mMercy Abire NGR 5.63 mOluwatobiloba Amusan NGR 5.52 m Triple jumpKasie Veronica Ugeh NGR 12.56 mPascaline Boro BUR 11.90 mMohamed Samir Owis Esraa EGY 11.79 m Shot putJudith Anulika Aniefuna NGR 14.46 mKhaled Mahmoud Saye Amira EGY 13.61 mRechelle Djossou BEN 12.93 m Discus throwAmira Khaled Mahmoud EGY 42.40 mFatma Khaled Abdou EGY 36.66 mCarine Koukou BEN 21.32 m Hammer throwMostafa Mohamed Esraa Mohamed EGY 61.52 mTarek Sayed Hassan Aya EGY 56.01 mEsther Melissa Arlanda MRI 47.70 m Javelin throwKasie Veronica Ugeh NGR 44.33 mBire Dubale ETH 40.35 mMohamed Tawfik Elsaee Aya EGY 36.31 m HeptathlonHamdy Kamal Riham EGY 4604 ptsRebecca Temida Oshinbanjo NGR 4463 ptsSalma Elmoutaraji MAR 4028 pts Medal table NGR flagcountry 12 9 12 yes 8 6 2 7 12 7 5 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 Doping notes nb1 nb1 nb1nb2 nb2 nb2nb3 nb3 nb3 Cecilia Francis, the women's 100 m silver medallist and medley relay gold medallist for Nigeria (alongside Adewunmi Deborah Adewale, Edidiong Ofonime Odiong and Abimbola Junaid), was tested for drugs at the competition and gave a positive for anabolic steroids. Her results at the event were annulled per IAAF rules and she was banned for one year.Doping sanctions - News 151 . IAAF (2014-05-27). Retrieved on 2014-06-27. The case also resulted in a lifetime ban for her coach Abass Rauf, who took the athlete to a doctor for an injection but refused to tell Francis what the substance was. A four-year ban was also given for 1968 Olympic champion Lee Evans, who was acting as her consultant at the time.Wharton, Dave (2014-04-01). American track coach Lee Evans banned in PED case involving a minor. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2014-06-27. nb4 nb4 nb4 As a result of the above incident, in the women's 100 metres Togo's Prenam Pesse was upgraded to second place and Ethiopia's Suraj Neima Sefa moved up to third place. In the medley relay, the silver and bronze medallists, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, were promoted to gold and silver medal positions, respectively. Morocco was upgraded from fourth to third in the medley relay. In the medal table, Togo and Zimbabwe moved up from joint 14th to joint 8th. References Results 31/03/2013 Full results of the 1st African Youth Championships. Confederation of African Athletics (2013-03-31). Retrieved on 2013-09-14. External links Official website Category:African Youth Athletics Championships African Youth Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Nigeria African Youth Athletics Championships African Youth Athletics Championships Category:Warri Category:2013 in youth sport Category:March 2013 sports events in Nigeria