The African Athletics Championships is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised intermittently with nine editions held in fourteen years until 1993. Following the tenth edition in 1996 it has been organised biennially on even years, and is always held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The 21st edition was held in Asaba, Nigeria in August 2018.
The event featured a men's marathon from 1979 to 1990. Following it being dropped from the programme an African Marathon Championships was briefly contested.African Marathon Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05. The event programme has roughly matched that of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, with the exception of the 50 kilometres race walk.African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05.
The following list shows changes to the event programme:
1982, women's heptathlon and men's 20 km walk were added to replace women's pentathlon and men's 10 km walk. 1985, women's 10,000 m was added. 1988, women's 5 km walk was added. Discontinued since 1998. 1992, women's triple jump was added. Men's marathon, held from 1979 to 1990 (with the exception of 1984) was permanently dropped. 1996, women's 5000 metres was added. 1998, women's hammer throw was added. Women's 3000 metres was permanently removed from the programme, while men's 3000 metres event was held for the only time. 2000, women's pole vault was added. Women's 10 km walk was also added before being held again in 2002 and discontinued. 2004, women's 3000 m steeplechase and 20 km walk were added. 2022, mixed 4 × 400 metres relay was added.
Championships EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueEventsNationsAthletesTop of the medal table1 1979 Dakar 2–5 August Stade Demba Diop3924251 2 1982 Cairo 25–28 August Cairo International Stadium3918297 3 1984 Rabat 12–15 July Stade Moulay Abdellah 3828298 4 1985 Cairo 15–18 August Cairo International Stadium4024324 5 1988 Annaba 29 August – 2 September 19 May 1956 Stadium4130341 6 1989 Lagos 4–8 August Lagos National Stadium4127308 7 1990 Cairo 3–6 October Cairo International Stadium 4123218 8 1992 Belle Vue Maurel 25–28 June Stade Anjalay 4124336 9 1993 Durban 23–27 June Kings Park Stadium 4132294 10 1996 Yaoundé 13–16 June Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium 4033307 11 1998 Dakar 18–22 August Stade Leopold Senghor 4239395 12 2000 Algiers 10–14 July Stade du 5 Juillet 4343411 13 2002 Radès 6–10 August Rades Olympic Stadium 4342417 14 2004 Brazzaville Congo 14–18 July Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat 4442431 15 2006 Bambous 9–13 August Stade Germain Comarmond 4441456 16 2008 Addis Ababa 30 April – 4 May Addis Ababa Stadium 4442543 17 2010 Nairobi 28 July – 1 August Nyayo Stadium 4446588 18 2012 Porto-Novo 27 June – 1 July Stade Charles de Gaulle 4447569 19 2014 Marrakesh19th Africa Senior Championships. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-05. 10–14 August Marrakesh Stadium 4447548 20 2016 Durban 22–26 June Kings Park Stadium 4443 720 21 2018 Asaba 1–5 August Stephen Keshi Stadium4452800 222022Saint Pierre 8–12 JuneCote d’Or National Sports Complex4550636 232024Douala 21–26 JuneJapoma Stadium4554800 242026Accra 12–17 MayLegon Sports Stadium45541500 252028Gaborone 262030Port Louis
Championship records
Statistics Points Wins by country + Overall points winnersCountryFirstSecondThirdTotal103215856195972113040246021300220022
All-time medal table (1979–2026)
Most successful athletes The best athletes of these championships are:
Men Hakim Toumi 7 gold medals Women Zoubida Laayouni 7 gold medals
References
External links Confederation of African Athletics