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.[1] 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.
| 2nd African Youth Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 23–26 April |
| Host city | Reduit, Mauritius |
| Venue | Maryse Justin Stadium |
| Level | Youth |
| Events | 38 |
| Participation | 27 nations |
← 2013 2017 → | |
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.[2] Nigeria who were the previous host only managed to confirm participation due to a late intervention by an anonymous sponsor.[3] 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.[4] 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
editBoys
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +2.2 m/s) |
 Tlotliso Leotlela (RSA) |
10.38 | Kyle Appel (RSA) |
10.49 |  Shingirai Hlanguyo (ZIM) |
10.52 |
| 200 metres | Tlotliso Leotlela (RSA) |
20.84 |  Thabiso Sekgopi (BOT) |
21.43 |  Sengan Jobe (GAM) |
21.68 |
| 400 metres | Karabo Sibanda (BOT) |
47.40 |  Josphat Ngeno (KEN) |
48.18 | Nikolas Marich (RSA) |
48.41 |
| 800 metres | Kipyegon Bett (KEN) |
1:51.67 | Sila Kimeli (KEN) |
1:52.14 | Edrissa Marong (GAM) |
1:52.88 |
| 1500 metres | Taki Kumaru (KEN) |
3:44.35 | Brimin Kiprono (KEN) |
3:46.22 |  Daniel Weldetnsae (ERI) |
3:48.49 |
| 3000 metres | Davies Kiplangat (KEN) |
7:56.29 | Richard Yator (KEN) |
7:56.33 | Mehari Tsegai (ERI) |
8:18.75 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
Mpho Tladi (RSA) |
13.38 w | Levert Pieterse (RSA) |
13.62 w |  Steven Untah (MRI) |
14.65 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Geoffrey Kipngetich (KEN) |
52.28 | Morne van As (RSA) |
52.43 | Emmanuel Kipyegon (KEN) |
53.45 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Vincent Kipyegon (KEN) |
5:37.05 | Nickson Kiplangat (KEN) |
5:41.28 |  Mohamed Miftahou (COM) |
6:13.77 |
| Medley relay | South Africa (RSA) Tlotliso Leotlela Kyle Appel Mphu Tladi Morne van As |
1:53.60 | Botswana (BOT) Aobakwe Malau Thabeso Sekgopi Kageso Moyuthu Karabo Sibanda |
1:54.10 | Gambia (GAM) Momadou Sey Sulayman Mannah Sengan Jobe Edrissa Marong |
1:55.17 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Pierre Vermaak (RSA) |
46:09.53 |  Abdelrahman Mahmoud (EGY) |
48:23.65 |  Said Touche (ALG) |
51:58.55 |
| High jump | Aobakwe Nkobela (BOT) |
2.04 m |  Norris Brioche (SEY) |
2.01 m |  Visamuje Ujaha (NAM) |
1.98 m |
| Long jump |  Muchine Khoua (MAR) |
7.41 m |  Emmanuel Tobechukwu (NGR) |
7.38 m | Abdelouahed Bouhila (MAR) |
7.31 m |
| Triple jump | Vincent Kilel (KEN) |
15.04 m | Emmanuel Tobechukwu (NGR) |
14.89 m | Muchine Khoua (MAR) |
14.66 m |
| Shot put | Burger Lambrecht (RSA) |
20.89 m | Shehab Mohamed (EGY) |
19.87 m | Patrick Duvenhage (RSA) |
19.80 m |
| Discus throw | Werner Visser (RSA) |
64.88 m CR | Patrick Duvenhage (RSA) |
60.61 m | Shehab Abdelaziz Chachi (EGY) |
58.31 m |
| Javelin throw | Henru van Vuuren (RSA) |
72.68 m | Paul Botha (RSA) |
71.48 m | Nico Horn (NAM) |
65.08 m |
| Octathlon | Bryan Tonta (MRI) |
5363 pts | Bryan Untah (MRI) |
5203 pts | Ammar Ellaboudy (EGY) |
4995 pts |
Girls
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Nicola de Bruyn (RSA) |
11.87 | Damarais Akoth (KEN) |
12.53 | Severine Moutia (MRI) |
12.80 |
| 200 metres | Nicola de Bruyn (RSA) |
23.59 | Praise Idamadudu (NGR) |
23.79 | Madia Ehlers (RSA) |
24.01 |
| 400 metres |  Abigail Chongo (ZAM) |
58.08 | Nomatter Kapfudzaruwa (ZIM) |
59.03 | Henryke Garbers (NAM) |
59.07 |
| 800 metres | Liza Kellerman (RSA) |
2:10.79 | Betty Chepkemoi (KEN) |
2:10.94 |  Honorine Iribagiza (RWA) |
2:13.26 |
| 1500 metres | Beatha Nishimwe (RWA) |
4:17.37 |  Janet Chemusto (UGA) |
4:17.61 | Janeth Chepngetich (KEN) |
4:21.87 |
| 3000 metres | Emily Chebet (KEN) |
9:10.57 CR | Sheila Chelangat (KEN) |
9:11.38 | Janet Chemusto (UGA) |
9:15.38 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Taylon Bieldt (RSA) |
13.30 | Bouchra Namri (MAR) |
14.47 |  Ramatoulaye Cisse (SEN) |
15.23 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Taylon Bieldt (RSA) |
59.22 | Bouchra Namri (MAR) |
61.23 | Amore le Roux (RSA) |
61.40 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Sandra Chebet (KEN) |
6:20.47 | Fatima Ghizlane (MAR) |
7:06.59 | Ann Gathoni (KEN) |
7:29.09 |
| Medley relay | Nigeria (NGR) Omotayo Abolaji Blessing Adiakerenwa Aniekeme Alphonsus Praise Idamadudu |
2:08.71 | South Africa (RSA) Nicola de Bruyn Amoure Leroux Madia Ehlers Taylon Bieldt |
2:11.21 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) Kiana Page Lees Nomatter Kapfud Nathalie Charidza Zaruwa Enlitha |
2:20.17 |
| 5000 metres walk | Fadakemi Olude (NGR) |
25:20.28 | Nourhan Saber (EGY) |
30:55.11 | Nathalia Saminadas (MRI) |
36:53.44 |
| High jump | Wiaam Chibani (ALG) |
1.69 m | Siranda Horn (NAM) |
1.63 m | Fatima Zahra el Alaoui (MAR) |
1.60 m |
| Pole vault | May Meziod (ALG) |
3.20 m | Marina Rizk (EGY) |
3.15 m | Farah Benhadid (ALG) |
2.80 m |
| Long jump | Renate van Tonder (RSA) |
5.92 m | Aniekeme Alphonsus (NGR) |
5.50 m | Fatou Badji (SEN) |
5.40 m |
| Triple jump | Fatou Badji (SEN) |
12.06 m | Liliane Potiron (MRI) |
11.64 m | Honorine Iribagiza (RWA) |
9.37 m |
| Shot put | Yolandi Stander (RSA) |
14.95 m | Nourhan El Dakak (EGY) |
14.12 m | Nahid Klilou (MAR) |
13.26 m |
| Discus throw | Chene Coetzee (RSA) |
42.95 m | Rima Nasr (MAR) |
41.20 m | Yolandi Stander (RSA) |
40.94 m |
| Hammer throw | Fatma Mahmoud (EGY) |
55.25 m | Marim Nasr (EGY) |
54.46 m | Samira Addi (MAR) |
50.40 m |
| Javelin throw | Anneke Germishuis (RSA) |
49.72 m | Salma Taha (EGY) |
48.94 m | Maggie le Roux (RSA) |
46.89 m |
| Heptathlon | Sylvia Schulz (NAM) |
4733 pts | Nahid Klilou (MAR) |
3983 pts | Claudia Bernard (MRI) |
3603 pts |
Medal table
editHost nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 17 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Mauritius (MRI)* | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Comoros (COM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
References
edit- ^ Mauritius, the host country for Youth championships Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- ^ 26/03/2013 1st African Youth Championships, Warri 2013 Archived 2013-09-14 at archive.today. CAA (2013-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.
- ^ AYAC: Kenyan rescues Nigerian athletes. Vanguard (2015-04-23). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- ^ Kenya and South Africa impress at African Youth Championships. IAAF (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- 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 Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. AllAthletics.co.za (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.