:African Youth Athletics Championships
{{Short description|African athletics competition}}
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The African Youth Athletics Championships is a biennial continental athletics competition for African athletes, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. First held in 2013, it is a youth category event open to athletes aged fifteen to seventeen in the year of competition.Minshull, Phil (2013-03-31). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/kenyas-chepwogen-and-jepkemei-the-stars-at-af Kenya's Chepwogen, Jepkemei and Biwott impress at African Youth Champs]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.
The competition was the third continental athletics competition to be created for that age level, following in the steps of the South American and Oceanian events. Its proposal, coming at a similar time as that for the European Athletics Youth Championships, marked a growing interest in international competition for younger people.[http://www.webcaa.org/pdf/Timetable_1st_African_Youth_ChampionshipsWarri_2013.pdf Timetable 1st African Youth Championships]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.[http://pzla.pl/index.php?_a=1&kat_id=4&_id=6811 Mistrzostwa Europy dla juniorów młodszych?] {{in lang|pl}}. PZLA (2013-03-13). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.
Editions
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| 1 | 2013 | Warri | {{NGR}} | 28–31 March | Warri Township Stadium | 36 | {{Flag|Nigeria}} | |
| 2 | 2015 | Reduit | {{MRI}} | 23–26 April | Maryse Justin Stadium | 38 | 350 | {{Flag|South Africa}} |
| 3 | 2019 | Abidjan | {{CIV}} | 16–20 April | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 39 | {{Flag|South Africa}} | |
| 4 | 2023 | Ndola | {{ZAM}} | 29 April – 3 May | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium | {{Flag|South Africa}} | ||
| 5 | 2025 | Oran | {{ALG}} | ? – ? April | Miloud Hadefi Stadium |
Championships records
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| Event
!Record !Athlete !Nationality !Date !Championships !Place !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| 100 m
|10.47 {{AthAbbr|A}} {{wind |
| 1.6}}
|{{flagu|South Africa}} |30 April 2023 |Ndola, Zambia |
| 200 m
|20.52 {{wind|0.0}} |{{flagu|South Africa}} |19 April 2019 |Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 400 m
|46.01 {{AthAbbr|A}} |{{flagu|Nigeria}} |30 April 2023 |Ndola, Zambia |
| 800 m
|1:46.54 |{{flagu|Djibouti}} |20 April 2019 |Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 1500 m
|3:41.96 |{{flagu|Kenya}} |29 March 2013 |Warri, Nigeria | |
| 3000 m
|7:56.29 |{{flagu|Kenya}} |25 April 2015 |Moka, Mauritius |{{cite web|title=2015 African Youth Athletics Championships Men's Track Results|url=http://www.maa.mu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RESULTS-HOMMES-MEN-HAUTEUR-HOMMES.pdf|publisher=MAA|date=26 April 2015|access-date=30 April 2015}} |
| 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)
|13.31 {{AthAbbr|A}} {{wind |
| 1.7}}
|{{flagu|South Africa}} |1 May 2023 |Ndola, Zambia |
| 400 m hurdles
|51.36 {{AthAbbr|A}} |{{flagu|South Africa}} |3 May 2023 |Ndola, Zambia |
| 2000 m steeplechase
|5:35.47 |{{flagu|Ethiopia}} |17 April 2019 |Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| High jump
|2.10 m {{AthAbbr|A}} |{{flagu|South Africa}} |29 April 2023 |Ndola, Zambia |
| Long jump
|7.41 {{wind |
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|{{flagu|Morocco}} |24 April 2015 |Moka, Mauritius | |
| Triple jump
|15.70 m {{AthAbbr|A}} {{wind |
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|{{flagu|Nigeria}} |2 May 2023 |Ndola, Zambia |
| Shot put (5 kg)
|20.89 m |{{flagu|South Africa}} |24 April 2015 |Moka, Mauritius |{{cite web|title=Shot Put Results|url=http://www.maa.mu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RESULTS-HOMMES-MEN-POIDS-HOMMES.pdf|publisher=MAA|date=26 April 2015|access-date=30 April 2015}} |
| Discus throw (1.5 kg)
|64.88 m |{{flagu|South Africa}} |23 April 2015 |Moka, Mauritius |{{cite web|title=Discus Throw Results|url=http://www.maa.mu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RESULTS-HOMMES-MEN-DISQUE-HOMMES1.pdf|publisher=MAA|date=26 April 2015|access-date=30 April 2015}} |
| Javelin throw (700 g)
|74.71 m |{{flagu|Nigeria}} |19 April 2019 |Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| rowspan=2|Octathlon
|5363 pts |{{flagu|Mauritius}} |23 April 2015 |Moka, Mauritius | |
| colspan=5|{{Octathlon score|11.29 {{wind|+0.4}}|6.57 m {{wind |
| 0.5}}|11.59 m|52.72|14.58 {{wind|0.0}}|1.93 m|31.20 m|3:04.61}}
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| 10,000 m walk
|46:09.53 |{{flagu|South Africa}} |26 April 2015 |Moka, Mauritius |{{cite web|title=2015 African Youth Athletics Championships Men's Track Results|url=http://www.maa.mu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RESULTS-HOMMES-MEN-HAUTEUR-HOMMES.pdf|publisher=MAA|date=26 April 2015|access-date=30 April 2015}} |
| Swedish relay
|1:53.35 |Ebrima Camara |{{flagu|Gambia}} |31 March 2013 |Warri, Nigeria | |
=Girls=
References
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- CAA: [http://www.caaweb.org/new/images/sampledata/pdf/2019/Record_Championnats_Afrique_U18_MAJ_2019.pdf African U18 Championships Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003105831/http://www.caaweb.org/new/images/sampledata/pdf/2019/Record_Championnats_Afrique_U18_MAJ_2019.pdf |date=2019-10-03 }} 20 April 2019 updated
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External links
- [http://www.caaweb.org/en/ Confederation of African Athletics website]
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Category:Under-18 athletics competitions