The 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships was the eleventh edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held at the Germain Comarmond Stadium in Bambous, Mauritius from 29 August – 1 September. A total of 223 athletes from 29 nations competed.Meet Statistics . Timetronics (2013-09-01). Retrieved on 2013-09-14. Neither pole vault event was held, due to a lack of entries, and the decathlon and heptathlon competitions were also not contested.28/08/2013 11th African Junior Championships to start tomorrow . Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.

Originally scheduled to be held in South Africa, a dispute between Athletics South Africa and the national sports ministry resulted in the cancellation of holding rights in June 2013. Bambous, the 2009 host, stepped in at short notice to hold the event.Akpodonor, Gowon (2013-09-08). How Nigeria Junior Athletes Conquered Africa In City Of Paradise . Nigerian Guardian. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.

The medal table was a closely contested affair. Nigeria had the most gold medals with nine in its haul of 19 medals. South Africa had seven golds, but had the highest overall total with 24 medals. Ethiopia also had seven golds, and had the second highest medal haul with 22. Egypt (five golds, 11 in total) and Kenya (four golds, 17 in total) were the next best performing nations. Of the 29 participating nations, 15 reached the medal table. Nigeria performed well in the sprinting events, Ethiopia and Kenya shared most of the middle- and long-distance running medals, while South Africa and Egypt took many medals in the field events.Menon Ramsamy and Reynolds Quirin (2013-09-01). Ethiopian and Nigerian athletes impress at African Junior Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.

Wind affected most of the sprints and jumps events, slowing the track times and carrying the jumpers to further distances. Two championship records were improved during the competition: Sabelo Ntokozo Ndlovu cleared in the men's triple jump and Ahmed Hassan set a new standard of in the men's shot put.

Several athletes won multiple individual medals. Among them, Martin Moses Kurong was the men's 10,000 m winner and 5000 m bronze medallist, Geraldine Ann Duvenhage and Mohamed Kalifa were double silver medallists in the men's and women's shot put and discus throw events, and Tegest Tamangnu Yuma was runner-up in both the women's short sprints. South Africa's Duwayne Boer was the long jump winner and took bronze in the triple jump. Nigeria's Ese Brume was the women's long jump winner and triple jump runner-up, as well as a gold medallist in the 4×100 metres relay. South Africa's Megan Wilke won the javelin throw and surprisingly she also took the high jump silver medal.XIemes JUN CHAMPIONNATS D'AFRIQUE . Timetronics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.

Nigeria's 200 m champion, Divine Oduduru, progressed to the junior level after his sprint double at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships.Minshull, Phil (2013-03-31). Kenya's Chepwogen, Jepkemei and Biwott impress at African Youth Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-14. The Ethiopian duo Tigist Gashaw and Dawit Seyaum were first and second in the women's 1500 metres, switching their placings from the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.54 10.58 10.65200 metres(Wind: −3.6 m/s) 21.19 21.26 21.62400 metres 46.94 47.32 47.40800 metres 1:46.94 1:48.03 1:48.491500 metres 3:39.91 3:42.31 3:42.455000 metres 13:54.36 13:55.10 13:56.3910,000 metres 28:31.80 28:36.28 28:37.09110 metres hurdles(Wind: −3.6 m/s) 14.14 14.30 14.57400 metres hurdles 51.08 52.65 53.183000 metres steeplechase 8:38.99 8:51.73 8:55.384×100 metres relay Mamus EmuobonuvieTega OdeleDivine OduduruHarry Chukwudike40.36 Jean-Yann de GraceJonathan PermalOrwin EmilienJulien Meunier40.86 Keenan MichauWalter UngererFana James MokofengWesley Pinidele41.014×400 metres relay Adedamola AdenuiCharles OkezieUgochukwu OttahOmeiza Akerele3:14.50 Wandifa SannethEbrahima CamaraOmar JammehTijan Keita3:14.76 Fikre MulukenMohammed GemechuAlemayehu AberaChala Abebe3:15.08 10,000 m walk 45:58.52 46:07.94 47:21.24 High jump 2.11 m 2.05 m 2.00 m Long jump 7.58 m (w) 7.42 m (w) 7.28 m Triple jump 15.92 m CR 15.43 m 15.13 m Shot put 19.59 m CR 19.05 m 17.08 m Discus throw 55.58 m 50.98 m 50.28 m Hammer throw 74.49 m 61.74 m 52.29 m Javelin throw 71.43 m 69.73 m 69.40 m

Women 100 metres 11.98 12.12 12.16200 metres(Wind: −3.5 m/s) 24.21 24.27 24.62400 metres 52.87 53.84 54.80800 metres 2:03.78 2:04.91 2:05.651500 metres 4:09.00 4:12.38 4:13.153000 metres 9:32.33 9:32.97 9:36.415000 metres 16:00.98 16:04.34 16:08.85100 metres hurdles(Wind: −2.8 m/s) 14.09 14.53 15.04400 metres hurdles 58.82 1:01.21 1:01.343000 metres steeplechase 9:59.46 10:02.46 10:03.744×100 metres relay Nkiruka UwakweEse BrumeMargaret BolufawiNkem Ezealah46.28 Mercia VenteaPhilippa Van Der MerveStacey WelschThebogo Mamathu47.56 Not awarded†4×400 metres relay Nkiruka UwakweAda BenjamnAbike EgbeniyiRita Ossai3:37.93 Selam AbrhaleyTigst AssefaMahlet MulugetaAlem Gereziher3:42.18 Lezaan JordaanPhilippa Van Der MerveJanet SeeligerIzelle Neuhoff3:57.785000 m walk 25:30.90 25:39.44 26:16.53 High jump 1.75 m 1.60 m 1.60 m Long jump 6.33 m (w)‡ 6.00 m 5.60 m (w) Triple jump 12.62 m (w) 12.52 m (w) 12.16 m (w) Shot put 15.07 m 13.47 m 13.26 m Discus throw 42.71 m 42.00 m 28.03 m Hammer throw 53.88 m 49.66 m 48.95 m Javelin throw 47.42 m 47.29 m 46.30 m † A third team from Mauritius was present in the women's 4 × 100 m relay but failed to finish the race.4 x 100m Women Final; Official result since 16:44 . Timetronics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14. ‡ Long jump winner Ese Brume also had a wind-legal jump of 6.22 metres.Long Jump Women Final; Official result since 15:04 . Timetronics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.

Medal table

Participation

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References

Results Time schedule for XIemes JUN CHAMPIONNATS D'AFRIQUE . Timetronics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14. XIemes JUN CHAMPIONNATS D'AFRIQUE . Timetronics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14. Complete Results Men. MAA. Retrieved on 2013-09-14. Complete Results Women. MAA. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.

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