Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial African Youth Games competition. It has been one of the sports competed at the event since the inaugural edition in 2010.[1]
Four athletes have achieved two athletics gold medals in the same Games: Tinashe Mutanga in the 100 m and 200 m (2010), Charkad Jaber Said in the hammer and javelin throws (2010), Rosemary Chukwuma in the 100 m and 200 m (2018), and Gontse Morake in the 400 m hurdles and triple jump (2018).[1]
Editions edit
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Main venue | Events | Best nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||||
| I | 2010 | Rabat |  Morocco |
18 | 18 |  Tunisia (TUN)
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| II | 2014 | Gaborone |  Botswana |
20 | 20 |  Ethiopia (ETH)
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| III | 2018 | Algiers |  Algeria |
20 | 20 |  South Africa (RSA)
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| IV | 2026 | Maseru |  Lesotho |
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Events edit
As of the most recent 2018 edition, the athletics program features 20 men's and 20 women's events.[1]
| Event | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | Games | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current program | |||||||||||||||||||
| 100 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 200 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 800 m | M/W | M/W | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1000 m | M/W | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | M/W | M/W | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | W | W | W | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | M | M | M | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles (84 cm) | M | M | M | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | W | W | W | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 m steeplechase | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 5000 m walk | W | W | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m walk | M | M | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| High jump | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Long jump | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Shot put (5kg) | M | M | M | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Shot put (3kg) | W | W | W | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Discus throw (1.5kg) | M | M | M | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | W | W | W | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw (5kg) | M | M | M | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw (3kg) | W | W | W | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw (700g) | M | M | M | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw (500g) | W | W | W | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Events | 36 | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
All-time medal table edit
Updated after the 2018 African Youth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 19 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 |  Egypt (EGY) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 |  Kenya (KEN) | 9 | 19 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 |  Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 |  Morocco (MAR) | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 |
| 9 |  Botswana (BOT) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 |  Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  The Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 |  Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 99 | 98 | 93 | 290 | |
References edit
- ^ a b c "African Youth Games". Athletics Podium.