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 . 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 . ThisDayLive (2013-03-28). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.26/03/2013 AYAC 2013: Warri ready for Africa – Uduaghan . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 metres 10.62 10.86 10.87200 metres 21.56 21.90 22.03400 metres 47.39 47.75 47.89800 metres 1:47.01 1:47.89 1:49.821500 metres 3:41.96 3:43.84 3:44.293000 metres 8:17.28 8:17.85 8:18.19110 metres hurdles 14.00 14.12 14.312000 metres steeplechase 5:42.18 5:42.20 5:45.50Medley relay Ebrima CamaraAlieu JoofSonko AlagieKeita Tijani1:53.35 Amanuel AbebeHaji TurieGemechu AlemuGebre Galcha1:54.31 Ismaila Adedeji YusufDivine OduduruOluwasakin Oluwab OmotoyeSamson Oghenewe Nathaniel1:54.5810 km walk 52:25.34 52:41.56 54:36.02 High jump 2.00 m 1.95 m 1.95 m Long jump 6.91 m 6.85 m 6.85 m Triple jump 15.18 m 15.05 m 14.70 m Shot put 20.17 m 19.57 m 16.96 m Discus throw 60.46 m 56.96 m 42.77 m Javelin throw 64.67 m 58.62 m 58.07 m Octathlon 5360 pts 4820 pts 4566 pts

Girls 100 metres 11.87 12.25 12.41200 metres 24.13 24.45 24.76400 metres 54.46 54.81 55.52800 metres 2:05.05 2:06.04 2:06.591500 metres 4:27.61 4:28.47 4:29.963000 metres 9:17.52 9:17.69 9:19.41100 metres hurdles 14.04 14.73 14.75400 metres hurdles 62.04 62.92 64.992000 metres steeplechase 6:24.52 6:30.64 6:42.18Medley relay Neima SefaTegest TamangnuChaltu ShumeKore Tola2:13.55 Yvonne VanhuvanoeYvonne ThomasRutendo KandaMzinde Ruva2:22.33 Rhizlane SibaSalma ElmoutarajiNezha ElghaliSoukaina Hajji2:23.83 5 km walk 29:31.01 29:48.00 30:20.88 High jump 1.80 m 1.65 m 1.65 m Long jump 5.63 m 5.63 m 5.52 m Triple jump 12.56 m 11.90 m 11.79 m Shot put 14.46 m 13.61 m 12.93 m Discus throw 42.40 m 36.66 m 21.32 m Hammer throw 61.52 m 56.01 m 47.70 m Javelin throw 44.33 m 40.35 m 36.31 m Heptathlon 4604 pts 4463 pts 4028 pts

Medal table

Doping notes 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. 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.

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