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Africans Kebede and Jeptoo shine in the London sun
Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede unleashed a late surge to regain the men's title at the 2013 Virgin London Marathon as Priscah Jeptoo led a Kenyan one-two to add the women's crown to the Olympic silver medal she won on the same London streets last August.
Kebede produced one of the most dramatic finishes of recent years, coming from nearly a minute behind the leaders at 35km to overhaul course record holder Emmanuel Mutai in the last quarter-mile. He sprinted across the line in 2:06:04, flashing a huge smile and victory sign at the photographers' gantry.
The leaders had gone through half way inside world record pace, but while many of the pre-race favourites wilted over the second half, Kebede judged it perfectly, getting stronger and stronger in the closing miles to claim his second London title.
In 2010 Kebede won from the front in rainy conditions. This time he battled back under cloudless London skies for a victory that looked all but impossible just a few miles earlier.
"I had a little pain in my side in the early part of the race," explained Kebede afterwards. "But as time went on it got better and better.
"I could feel myself getting closer and closer to Mutai and that made me stronger. It was a great day to run the London Marathon, and even better to win."
Mutai took the runner-up place 30 seconds back, while Ayele Abshero ensured Ethiopia had two on the podium for the first time, finishing third in 2:06:57.
While there was joy for Ethiopia in the men's race, there were tears in the women's when their Olympic champion Tiki Gelana was knocked to the ground by wheelchair racers at a feeding station.
Battered and bruised, she kept going to eventually finish 16th while Jeptoo strode away from world champion Edna Kiplagat to win the women's title in 2:20:15, just a second outside the personal best she ran to finish third last year.
"I knew this morning I was going to run well," she said. "There was such a good field you were always worried someone would do better, and it wasn't until around 25 miles that I got my confidence back and felt I could win."
Kiplagat finished second in 2:21:32, taking the runner-up spot for the second year in a row, while Yukiko Akaba sprung a surprise, coming from behind to claim third place in 2:24:43, the first Japanese woman ever to make the London Marathon podium.
Selected Results
Women:
1. Priscah Jeptoo KEN 2:20:15
2. Edna Kiplagat KEN 2:21:32
3. Yukiko Akaba JPN 2:24:43
4. Atsede Baysa ETH 2:25:14
5. Meselech Melkamu ETH 2:25:46
6. Florence Kiplagat KEN 2:27:05
7. Mai Ito JPN 2:28:37
8. Alevtina Biktimirova RUS 2.30:02
9. Susan Partridge GBR 2:30:46
10. Irvette van Zyl RSA 2:31:26
Men:
1. Tsegaye Kebede ETH 2:06:04
2. Emmanuel Mutai KEN 2:06:34
3. Ayele Abshero ETH 2:06:57
4. Feyisa Lilesa ETH 2:07:46
5. Wilson Kipsang KEN 2:07:47
6. Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2:08:05
7. Yared Asmerom ERI 2:08:22
8. Stanley Biwott KEN 2:08:39
9. Hafid Chani MAR 2:09:11
10. Ayad Lamdassem ESP 2:09:28
11. Patrick Makau KEN 2:14:10
12. Patrick Rizzo USA 2:16:05
13. Derek Hawkins GBR 2:16:50
(Stories from the Virgin London Marathon team)
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Gebrselassie ready for a good half marathon in Vienna
Haile Gebrselassie will continue his career with the intention of chasing world records in the master division. The Ethiopian superstar announced this during today’s press conference in Vienna.
On Sunday the 39 year-old will run the OMV Champions Race in the Austrian capital. It will be his first race this year.
The half marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, will be staged parallel to the Vienna City Marathon. In total a record number of 40,957 runners have entered the event.
Regarding a possible first master world record Vienna’s half marathon comes four days too early for Haile Gebrselassie. The two-time Olympic 10,000m champion and former marathon world record holder (2:03:59), who established 20 official and seven unofficial world records during his unique career, will turn 40 next Thursday. But the record can wait.
“ Vienna is a wonderful city. I am looking forward to the race, which has a great atmosphere. For me the Vienna City Marathon is special,” said Haile Gebrselassie, who spent some time on Friday morning with the Austrian President. Heinz Fischer invited the runner and Race Director Wolfgang Konrad for breakfast into the Wiener Hofburg.
On Sunday Haile Gebrselassie will go for a hattrick in the half marathon. There are only very few road races in the world, where he has competed three times in a row. Besides Vienna the marathons of Berlin and Dubai plus the Manchester 10k race are among them.
“I am really fit now. I have no injuries and my training went well. Of course at my age you are getting problems sometimes. But I am fine now,” said Haile Gebrselassie, joking during the press conference: “By the way, I am 20 now. Yes, two times 10 – not two times 20!”
“For me a simple day without running is not a good day,” said Haile Gebrselassie. “Of course I could now say I will just run for fun. But I need a motivation for running. I want to prove what I can achieve. And I want to know how my condition is and what is possible for me. That is the reason why I still train very seriously. I will continue and I want to chase the world records for the age categories of 40, 45 and 50.”
Regarding Sunday’s race Haile Gebrselassie said: “My goal is to run a good time. It is not only about running against the others but also against myself.” He will be competing against four elite runners in the OMV Champions Race.
The strongest challenge is likely to come from Kenya’s Hosea Kipkemboi (61:48) and from young Ethiopian debutant Mekuant Ayenew.
Asked if he still feels capable of running a sub one hour time in the half marathon Haile Gebrselassie answered: “Yes, why not. Sunday will be a test for me to see where I stand. There is always a difference between training and competition.”
Haile Gebrselassie also revealed that he intends to run a marathon later this year. “I want to run a good marathon time. I have not decided which races I will compete in after Vienna.” But he said: “I will speak with Mark Milde (the Race Director of the Berlin Marathon)”.
“For me running is still number one in my life. But my business meanwhile is of the same importance because I am responsible for a lot of people who work for me,” explained Haile Gebrselassie, who refused the suggestion that he could become a coach.
“No, I would not be a good coach. I tend to train too much. So my athletes would all be overtrained and would not do well in competition. For now this is no option. But who knows, may be in the distant future.”
Elite runners for the OMV Champions Race
Haile
Gebrselassie
ETH
58:55
Hosea
Kipkemboi
KEN
61:48
Daniel
Kosgei
KEN
64:24 / 2:08:45
Richard
Chepkwony
KEN
Debut / 2:12:02
Mekuant
Ayenew
ETH
Debut / 2:12:19
The OMV Champions Race starts at 8.57 am on Sunday (local time) and will be shown live on the internet at www.vienna-marathon.com
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Athletics Nigeria revises programme and update event rules
The technical committee of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has released an adjusted programme for the year and also made changes to the rules of the 2013 AFN Golden League events.
A statement by the AFN Technical Committee signed by the Technical Director, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, indicated that the 2013 Golden League will be performance-based and released the following rules to govern the event.
- Qualification
The first four in each of the above events shall automatically qualify for the next leg of the Golden League while the remaining four will qualify from the all comers’ events which shall be held in the morning of every event day.
- Points
The Golden League shall be on point scoring system 1st – 6th position shall score as follows:
Individual events
- 1st Position 10 points;
- 2nd Position 8 Points;
- 3rd Position 6 Points;
- 4th Position 4 points;
- 5th Position 2 points;
- 6th Position 1 point.
Bonus Points
10 points shall be awarded to any athlete that achieve the IAAF World Championships ‘A’ Standard and any new National Record set shall attract 20 points.
According to Nesiama: "unlike what was obtainable in the past, athletes must achieve a minimum of 1050 points on the IAAF Scoring table before qualifying for any form of financial reward."
"All participating athletes must compete in their State or Club approved uniform especially in the relays," he added.
Nesiama also noted that there will be random dope test in any of the Golden League venue, as decided by the Technical and Anti-Doping committees of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.
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de Beer to defend title in Tshwane - SA under-age Championships
Gerhard de Beer, World Junior Championships bronze medalist in the discus throw, will be one of the athletes amongst the men to defend his title at the SA Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior and Under 23 Championships.
The event is set to take place at the Pilditch stadium in Tshwane from 4-6 April 2013.
De Beer will be amongst the junior men competing throw and will contend for the title again this year after winning the title in 2012 with a throw of 58.52m. Since the previous championships, De Beer added a World Junior Championships bronze medal to his World Youth Championships bronze in 2011.
“My preparation has been okay, but I only finished last month with shoulder rehabilitation after an operation in August”, said de Beer. “I am looking forward to the competition. You never know what will happen on the day due to new talent moving up the ranks as well as old talent improving,” he added.
De Beer won the Gauteng North Championships on 16 March in Pretoria with a throw of 58.75m, but his best remains 61.64m at the Southern Region Junior Championships in Windhoek on 28 April 2012. His goal is to win the gold at the Africa Junior Championships later in the year.
Other familiar faces amongst the junior men include Fana Mofokeng, Hendrick Khumalo and Angus Julies amongst the sprinters.
But, the fastest time in South Africa this year in the junior men’s 100m was run by Thando Roto from Gauteng North at the provincial Championships on 15 March. Roto won the race ahead of Jon Seeliger in 10.62sec. Seeliger is currently ranked second in the country with 10.66sec while Fana Mofokeng is only ranked fourth. Mofokeng is top ranked over 200m with a best time of 21.29sec followed by Seeliger and Roto, their best recorded at 21.40sec and 21.63 respectively.
Constant Pretorius, a 2011 World Youth Championships finalist in the 400m hurdles, will also line up at the championships.
The 2011 Javelin World Youth Champions Reinhard van Zyl will be back after an elbow injury prevented him from qualifying for the 2012 World Junior Championships. The 19 year-old competed at the recent Gauteng North Championships where his winning throw of 63.17m currently places him fifth on the SA Junior ranking list.
“My goal is to get to a minimum of 70m and then build up to the Africa Junior Championships later in the year,” said Van Zyl. Pieter Kriel from Central North West tops the list with 67.34m.
Some of the familiar faces in the men’s under 23 category include Gideon Trotter competing in the 100m and 200m while Central Gauteng’s Waide Jooste also lines up in the men’s 100m.
Olympic 4x400m athlete Shaun de Jager will be up against Wayde van Niekerk in the men’s 400m while athletes such as Rynardt van Rensburg will line up in the 800m. Van Rensburg ran 1:47.87 at a permit meeting in Potchefstroom on 19 March.
Other athletes include Rocco van Rooyen in the javelin throw and Roelf Pienaar in the long jump.
Youth athletes will use this event as an opportunity to qualify for the World Youth Championships in Ukraine in July.
Entry fees at the stadium will be R30 for adults while kids under the age of 15 get in for free. Options for reserved seating will be available at R100 for the 3 days, but seats are limited.
(Athletics SA)
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AYAC 2013: Nigeria rally with late Gold to deny Egypt victory - Day 4 wrap
A rally of eight gold medals on the last day of competition propelled Nigeria to the top of the medals table in the maiden Africa Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC 2013) which concluded at the Warri Township Stadium on Sunday.
Nigeria thus finished in first position ahead of the over 30 countries on parade at the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) sanctioned event which saw young African athletes gather in South-South Nigeria for the four-day championships.
The final table released shows that Nigeria won with 13 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze medals ahead of Egypt that led till the last day with eight gold, six silver and two bronze medals.
Ethiopia finished third with six gold, 13 silver and six bronze medals while Kenya was fourth with five gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
Gambia, Eritrea, Morocco, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Namibia completed the list of top ten of the medals table respectively.
Bright start
Nigeria started the day brightly by securing a 1-2 finish in the 400m hurdles girls where Glory Onome Nathaniel won gold in a time of 1:02.00 seconds ahead of her compatriot Aderonke Sarah Kadiri. Kadiri settled for silver in 1:02.92 seconds and Morocco’s Elghali Nezha clinched bronze in 1:04.99 seconds.
Nigeria also made it a double win in the sprints as her athletes followed up their victory in the 100m with victories in the 200m boys and girls event.
The duo of Divine Ejowvokoghene Oduduru and Deborah Adewunmi Adewale maintained their status as the fastest sprinters at the 2013 African Youth Championships.
Oduduru won the boy’s 200m race in a time of 21.56 seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Turie Haji Beker (21.90) and another Nigerian, Adedeji Ismaila Yusuf (22.03) while Adewale coasted home in 24.13 seconds to win the girl's race ahead of her compatriot Ayomide Oluwatobiloba Amusan (24.45) and Ethiopia's Tamangnu Tegest Yuma (24.76).
In the Javelin event for girls, Veronica Kasie Ugeh’s throw of 44.33 metres got Nigeria a rare gold in the throws. Ethiopia's Dubale Bire Birinesh (40.35m) and Egypt's Aya Mohammed Tawfik Elsaeed Elk (36.31m) settled for the silver and bronze medals respectively.
The quartet of Cecilia Francis, Deborah Adewale, Ofonime Odiong and Abimbola Junaid won the medley relay for girls after clocking 2:09.36 ahead of Ethiopia (1:13.55) and Zimbabwe (2:22.33) in silver and bronze medals positions respectively.
There was also gold medals for Nigeria in the 400m hurdles girls, 110m hurdles boys and girls triple jump events.
Room for growth
There was also improvement on the performance of Nigeria athletes in long distance race where Nigeria girl Sarah Loveth Malagu won bronze medal in 5km walk with others finishing in respected position in 1500m girls and 3000m boys finals.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has vowed to continue grooming these successful athletes for future competition by camping them together so that they can improve on their performance at the AYAC with the sole aim of leading Nigeria to glory at the next Olympic in Brazil 2016.
A total of 16 out of the 33 countries that took part in AYAC 2013 are represented on the medals table. But, Malawi, Swaziland, Congo, Zambia, Senegal and 12 others failed to win a single medal after the four-days event in Warri.
Mauritius will host the second edition of the AYAC event series in 2015.
Final Medals Table
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Nigeria 13 10 12 35 Egypt 8 6 2 16 Ethiopia 6 13 6 25 Kenya 5 4 2 11 Gambia 2 0 0 2 Eritrea 1 1 1 3 Morocco 1 0 3 4 Uganda 0 1 0 1 Burkina Faso 0 1 0 1 Namibia 0 0 2 2 Mauritius 0 0 2 2 Benin 0 0 2 2 Zimbabwe 0 0 1 1(Edited by Yomi Omogbeja)
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AYAC 2013: Egypt dominates combined events, Jepkemei led Kenyan steeple 1-2 - Day 3 Wrap
Egypt consolidated their lead with two more gold medals from combined events on the third day of competition at the 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships inside the Warri Township stadium on Saturday.
The North African power-house increased their gold medal haul at AYAC 2013 to seven after Ramadan Mohammed Moustafa and Kamal Hamdy Riham won the boys Octahlon and girls Heptathlon events respectively.
Nigeria is still a close second with Five gold, Six silver and Eight bronze medals while Kenya maintained her third placing with Four gold and Two silver medals.
In some of the events decided on Saturday, Kenya’s reigning IAAF world junior champion, Daisy Jepkemei led a Kenyan 1-2 finish in the girls 2000m steeplechase clocking 6:24.52 seconds to win the gold.
Her compatriot, Stella Ruto, who picked the bronze medal at last year’s IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona moved a step up to silver at this continental championships in 6:30.64 seconds to relegate Ethiopia’s Abera Bitew (6:42.18) to the bronze medal position.
In the girls high jump, Rhizilane Siba from Morocco cleared a height of 1.80m to claim the gold ahead of Nigeria’s Juliet Chinenye Anslem who picked the silver on countback ahead of Ethiopia’s Ubang Ariat Dibouw after both cleared 1.65m.
In the boys javelin event, Kenya’s Abola Ubang threw a distance of 64.67m to win the gold with Egypt’s Talaat Youssef picking the silver medal (58.62m) while the bronze went to Nigeria’s Udeh Valentine (58.07m).
Nigeria’s solitary gold medal on Day 3 events came in the Triple jump boys event where Fabian Ime Edoki recorded the first 15 metres jump ever to win the AYAC gold medal.
Complete Results - Day 3
Heptathlon Girls/Filles Total Time :18:05
1 71 Riham Hamdy Kamal 97 EGY 4604
2 317 Oshinbanjo Rebecca Temida 96 NGR 4463
3 211 Elmoutaraji Salma 96 MAR 4028
4 250 Marc Celine MRI 3535
Octathlon Boys/Garcons Total Time :18:05
1 69 Moustafa Mohamed Ramadan 96 EGY 5360
2 270 Aladesuyi Adetola Samuel 96 NGR 4820
3 252 Stevenson Louis Joe MRI 4566
4 264 Ade Shadrack 96 NGR 4061
110m H Boys/Garcons Octathlon Time :18:05
Heat:1 Wind : -0.8
1 69 Moustafa Mohamed Ramadan 96 EGY 15.06 842 P
2 252 Stevenson Louis Joe MRI 15.67 770 P
3 270 Aladesuyi Adetola Samuel 96 NGR 15.87 747 P
4 264 Ade Shadrack 96 NGR 19.29 407 P
Long Jump/Longueur Girls/Filles Heptathlon. Time :18:05
1 317 Oshinbanjo Rebecca Temida 96 NGR 5.39 -1.5 668 P
2 71 Riham Hamdy Kamal 97 EGY 5.38 +0.0 665 P
3 211 Elmoutaraji Salma 96 MAR 5.31 +0.8 645 P
4 250 Marc Celine MRI 4.68 +0.1 474 P
257 Kristien Kruger 97 NAM NM +0.0 0 P
800m Boys/Garcons Heats Time :18:05
Heat:1
1 128 Shirko Mamush Lencha 96 ETH 1:50.06 Q
2 180 Kiprotich Patrick KEN 1:50.07 Q
3 203 Douhri Jawad 96 MAR 1:50.36 Q
4 101 Ferej Hamid Sulema 96 ERI 1:50.67 q
5 354 Adam Fathi 96 SUD 1:50.90 q
6 55 Abdi Aden Abdi 97 DJI 1:55.15
7 292 Ukaegbu Obinna 96 NGR 1:56.56
200 Benfllah Mouhcine 97 MAR DNS
394 Rutsate Munyaradzi ZIM DNS
229 Diawara Boubacar MLI DNS
Heat:2
1 99 Abraham Tsegay Tesfamaria 96 ERI 1:50.93 Q
2 178 Biwott Robert 96 KEN 1:51.15 Q
3 116 Areda Alemayehu Megerssa 95 ETH 1:51.69 Q
4 72 Sabry Salem Mohamed Asar 97 EGY 1:51.73
5 57 Abdawazak Mohammed Ainan DJI 1:55.67
6 268 Akpan Emmanuel Tom 96 NGR 2:00.54
7 346 Adan Ibrahim Ahmed SOM 2:03.04
8 441 Hassani Christian COG 2:03.73
162 Tijani Keita 96 GAM DNS
387 Mapfumo Tarisayi ZIM DNS
High Jump/Hauteur Boys/Garcons Octathlon Time :18:05
1 69 Moustafa Mohamed Ramadan 96 EGY 1.85 670 P
2 252 Stevenson Louis Joe MRI 1.67 520 P
3 264 Ade Shadrack 96 NGR 1.61 472 P
4 270 Aladesuyi Adetola Samuel 96 NGR 1.49 381 P
Javelin/Javelot Girls/Filles Heptathlon Time :18:05
1 71 Riham Hamdy Kamal 97 EGY 32.82 530 P
2 211 Elmoutaraji Salma 96 MAR 25.88 399 P
3 317 Oshinbanjo Rebecca Temida 96 NGR 24.08 365 P
4 250 Marc Celine MRI 16.67 227 P
Javelin/Javelot Boys/Garcons Octathlon Time :18:05
1 264 Ade Shadrack 96 NGR 46.69 540 P
2 69 Moustafa Mohamed Ramadan 96 EGY 45.75 526 P
3 270 Aladesuyi Adetola Samuel 96 NGR 38.35 418 P
4 252 Stevenson Louis Joe MRI 30.92 312 P
Javelin/Javelot Boys/Garcons Time :18:06
1 113 Abola Ubang Ubang 97 ETH 64.67
2 74 Talaat Fahmi Fahmi Yousse 97 EGY 58.62
3 291 Udeh Valentine 96 NGR 58.07
4 280 Ernest Agwaza 96 NGR 52.54
5 384 Chipfakacha Brian ZIM 46.26
70 Nada Zaineldien Kamal Sal 97 EGY NM
61 Aya Mohamed Tawfik Elsaee 97 EGY NM
200m Girls/Filles Semi Final Time :18:06
Heat:1 Wind : -0.9
1 398 Ruva Mzinde ZIM 25.57 Q
2 381 Banura Maureen UGA 25.60 Q
3 20 Mphatho Joy 96 BOT 25.69 q
4 439 Mboyi Felie COD 26.83
5 170 Mbye Fanta 97 GAM 27.34
6 9 Bonitela Chamsiyatou 99 BEN 27.36
7 347 Amal Mohamed Bachir SOM 33.35
Heat:2 Wind : -0.8
1 297 Amusan Oluwatobiloba Ayom 97 NGR 24.93 Q
2 400 Vanhuvanoe Yvonne ZIM 26.24 Q
3 50 Larissa Christina Lopes E 96 CPV 27.41
4 362 Dlamini Siphesihle SWZ 27.51
5 2 Alice Luis Ventura 98 ANG 31.04
83 Basant Mohamed Awad 96 EGY DNS
26 Kourago Anita BUR DNS
Heat:3 Wind : -0.2
1 296 Adewale Adewunmi Deborah 97 NGR 24.54 Q
2 148 Yuma Tegest Tamangnu 96 ETH 24.64 Q
3 374 Pesse Prenam 97 TOG 25.56 q
4 339 Mane Nafy 96 SEN 26.28
5 8 Agbety Mariette 97 BEN 26.49
28 Sanou Haoua BUR DNS
200m Boys/Garcons Semi Final Time :18:06
Heat:1 Wind : -1.4
1 283 Oduduru Ejowvokoghene Di 96 NGR 21.71 Q
2 117 Atibeha Amanuel Abebe 96 ETH 22.04 Q
3 160 Alagie Sonko 96 GAM 22.55 q
4 385 Chitsato Robin ZIM 23.20
5 438 Keletela Dirain Celeste COD 23.79
6 433 Dingamnayal Thierry CHA 24.95
352 Abdalla Mohamed 96 SUD DNS
Heat:2 Wind : -1.0
1 293 Yusuf Ismaila Adedeji 96 NGR 22.13 Q
2 120 Beker Haji Turie 97 ETH 22.27 Q
3 402 Brian Kasinda 97 ZAM 22.75 q
4 426 Tchan Bi Chan Aurel Emili 96 CIV 23.46
5 388 Mhuriyengwe Brian ZIM 23.64
6 1 Moises Carimina Pedro 97 ANG 24.25
23 Ouedraogo Sidiki BUR DNS
232 Traore Sekou MLI DNS
Heat:3 Wind : -0.6
1 161 Assan Faye 96 GAM 22.51 Q
2 51 Sideney Octovianno Araujo 96 CPV 22.77 Q
3 355 Adam Nasur SUD 23.38
4 19 Matsagopane John 99 BOT 23.69
5 435 Haroun Oumar CHA 23.72
6 6 Abdoulaye Moussa 97 BEN 23.97
45 Hachim Zaki Ahamadi COM DNF
High Jump/Hauteur Girls/Filles Time :18:06
1 214 Siba Rhizlane 96 MAR 1.80
2 299 Anslem Chinenye Juliet 96 NGR 1.65
3 146 Ubang Ariat Diboow 97 ETH 1.65
4 318 Samson Tina Olero 96 NGR 1.65
5 71 Riham Hamdy Kamal 97 EGY 1.65
6 147 Ukelo Kut Uchan 97 ETH 1.50
25 Boro Pascaline 96 BUR NM
800m Girls/Filles Heptathlon Time :18:06
1 71 Riham Hamdy Kamal 97 EGY 2:35.31 628 P
2 211 Elmoutaraji Salma 96 MAR 2:42.79 541 P
3 317 Oshinbanjo Rebecca Temida 96 NGR 2:43.99 528 P
4 250 Marc Celine MRI 2:44.92 518 P
Triple Jump/Triple Saut Boys/Garcons Time :18:06
1 277 Edoki Fabian Ime 97 NGR 15.18 +0.9
2 380 Watmon Felix 96 UGA 15.05 +0.2
3 278 Ejovi Uruemu Theophilus 96 NGR 14.70 -1.6
4 199 Aissaoui Marouane 96 MAR 14.54 +0.4
5 67 Mohamed Ashraf Abdelhassi 96 EGY 13.59 +0.4
437 Abdourahim Babikir CHA NM +0.0
228 Coulibaly Moriba MLI NM +0.0
337 Marico Lansana SEN NM +0.0
1000m Boys/Garcons Octathlon Time :18:06
1 69 Moustafa Mohamed Ramadan 96 EGY 2:48.18 785 P
2 270 Aladesuyi Adetola Samuel 96 NGR 2:55.89 705 P
3 264 Ade Shadrack 96 NGR 2:58.61 678 P
4 252 Stevenson Louis Joe MRI 2:59.73 667 P
2000m steeple Girls/Filles Final Time :18:06
1 185 Jepkemei Daisy 96 KEN 6:24.52
2 187 Rutto Stella 96 KEN 6:30.64
3 132 Abera Yeabsira Bitew 96 ETH 6:42.18
4 141 Mulate Tigist Gebreamanul 96 ETH 6:46.97
5 305 James Rotkang 96 NGR 8:07.98
430 Kadar Abib Ainan 99 DJI DNS
201 Chemlal Hicham 97 MAR DNS
78 Ayah El Sayed Ali Youssuf 97 EGY DNS
315 Olamide Oluwaseun Sarah 97 NGR DIS
Medals Table at the end of Day 3
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Egypt 7 4 0 11 Nigeria 5 7 8 20 Kenya 4 2 0 6 Ethiopia 2 6 4 12 Morocco 1 0 1 2 Gambia 1 0 0 1 Uganda 0 1 0 1 Mauritius 0 2 1 3 Namibia 0 0 1 1 Benin 0 0 1 1 Botswana 0 0 1 1 Togo 0 0 1 1 Eritrea 0 0 1 1Hot Topics: Tweet
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AYAC 2013: Ethiopian 800m 1-2, Nigerians dominate sprints in Warri - Day 2 wrap
Nigerians Divine Ejowvokoghene Oduduru and Deborah Adewale emerged African Youth sprint champions; and Ethiopians strike a 1-2 finish in girls 800m to highlight day two at the African Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC) at the Warri Township Stadium in Delta State, Nigeria.
Egypt maintained their lead on the medals table with four gold medals added in the second day of competition despite Nigeria that dominaing the short sprints after winning the Girls and Boys 100m events.
Oduduru justified his favourite tag by racing to the boys 100m Gold with a time of 10.62 seconds ahead of Ethiopia’s Amanuel Abebe Atsibeha, who was second in 10.86 seconds and another Nigerian Ismaila Adedeji Yusuf, who finished in third position with 10.87 seconds.
In the girl’s 100m event, it was Nigeria that held sway once more with Deborah Adewale and Cecelia Francis finishing first and second with times of 11.87 and 11.98 seconds respectively. Pesse Prenom from Togo came third in 12.25 seconds.
Nigeria also dominated the girls 400m event as Edidiong Ofonime placed first 54.46 seconds while Abimbola Junaid followed closely in 54.81 seconds. Galafele Moroko of Botswana was third with a time of 55.52secs.
Gambian, Tijani Keita won the boys 400m in 47.41 seconds, Galacha Gabiso of Ethiopia was second with 47. 75 seconds with Samuel Oghenewegba Nathaniel of Nigeria settling for the bronze medal in 47.89 seconds.
Egypt’s Lina Omar Geber grabbed the 100m hurdles girls title with a time of 14.04 seconds. The Nigerian duo of Temidayo Osinbanjo (14.73) and Aderonke Ademosu (14.75) followed in second and third positions respectively.
It was an Ethiopian double in the girls’ 800m as Aliyi Zeyituna (2.05:05) and Olti Durets Edau (2.06:04) placed first and second while Nigeria’s Esther Oluwatobilola came third with 2.06.59.
The host country felt the absence of National Sports Festival gold medalist, Ese Brume in the girls’ long jump as Egypt’s Esraa Mohammed Samir beat Nigeria’s Abire Uyoyo and Amusan Oluwatobilola to second and third position with a leap of 5.63m.
Meanwhile, Atlanta 1996 Olympics Long Jump gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa, will hold a seminar tagged “Say no to illicit drugs in sports” at different venues where the young athletes would be warned against doping in order not to ruin their careers.
The venues for the three-day event include Excel Hotel, Kayior Hotel and Mega Hilton in Warri, Delta State.
Download: Timetable - AYAC 2013 - Horaire championnat d'Afrique Cadets
Medals Table - after Day 2
Country Gold Silver Bronze
- Egypt 5 3 6
- Nigeria 4 4 6
- Kenya 3 1 0
- Ethiopia 1 5 2
- Gambia 1 0 1
- Benin 0 0 1
- Botswana 0 0 1
- Togo 0 0 1
- Eritrea 0 0 1
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AYAC 2013: Egypt wins first gold medal as Nigeria starts brightly - Day 1 wrap
Egypt's Amira Khaled Mahmoud won the first gold medal of the maiden edition of the Africa Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC 2013) on Thursday in Warri, Delta-State, Nigeria.
Khaled Mahmoud, 17, won the Discus event with a throw of 42.40 metres to set the tone for what will be a keenly contested four-day championships in Nigeria.
Her compatriot Fatma Khaled Abdou won silver with a throw of 36.66 metres while Benin Republic’s Carine Koukou settled for bronze with a 21.32 metres throw.
Speaking with AthleticsAfrica.Com after the event, Amira Khaleed said she was not surprised at her victory adding that it was a result of hard work.
“I happy with the Gold medal but I am not surprised,” she said.
Meanwhile Team Nigeria also had a bright start wining gold and bronze in the long jump event for male.
Joseph Oreva-Oghene Edafiadhe’s personal best leap of 6.91metres was good enough to give Nigeria her first Gold Medal While Mekonen Mesfin Abebe from Ethiopia won silver with a leap of 6.85 metres and Nigeria’s Ejumeta David Oke settled for the bronze after jumping a distance of 6.85 metres too.
In the first track event, Kenya continued their dominance of long distance races as the East Africa country won both the Gold and Silver medal of the 3000m for Girls.
Kenya’s Mercy Chepwogen breasted the tape in a time of 9:17.52 ahead of fellow Kenyan woman Daisy Jepkemei who finished second in a time 9:17:69. Mihret Tefera Adhena of Ethiopia took the bronze medal in third place clocking 9:19.40.
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SA top youth athletes eye World Championships qualifications in Pretoria
The annual SA Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior and Under 23 Championships is set to take place at the Pilditch stadium in Pretoria from April 4-6, 2013.
While this is a big opportunity for the best athletes in South Africa to showcase their talent, it is especially an opportunity for the youth athletes to qualify for the World Youth Championships taking place in Ukraine in July.
At the previous championships Lezaan Jordaan was one of the athletes that stood out with a massive 17.52m in the women’s shot put. At the end of the year, her name was also next to the SA Record with the 3kg weight.
The 17 year-old competed as youth athlete at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona from 10-15 July 2012. At the previous championships Jordaan and Geraldine Duvenage battled it out in the event, going head to head, with the winner only decided in the final round. Jordaan, a junior athlete this year, should be a fierce competitor in the women’s shot put, while Duvenage will also compete again.
Apart from being the SA Youth 400m record holder, Justine Palframan also broke the South African junior record at the World Junior Championships in 2012, showing her potential to be a promising athlete for the future of athletics. Her time of 51.87sec placed her fifth in the final of the Championships.
The 19 year-old, under coach Mohammed Ally, will be one of the familiar faces to see competing. She won the Boland Championships on 23 March in 55.40sec and her added experience from the Jamaican training camp she attended at the end of 2012, will come in handy.
Youth high jump athlete Julia du Plessis became the third best youth high jump athlete at the same championships in 2012 as she cleared 1.88m in the girl’s high jump.
She also became the youngest athlete in South African athletics history to reach a final at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona in July 2012. The 16 year-old will compete in the event at Pilditch stadium with her best clearance of the season 1.80m at the Central Gauteng Championships on 9 March.
Three full days of action packed athletics lie ahead. All spectators are urged to head to Pilditch Stadium to support the cream of South African athletics. Proceedings will get underway at 06:30 daily.
The championships will include the following age categories:
- Sub-Youth: 14 or 15 years old on 31 December 2013 (born in 1999 or 1998)
- Youth: 16 or 17 years old on 31 December 2013 (born in 1997 or 1996)
- Junior: 18 or 19 Years old on 31 December 2013 (born in 1995 or 1994)
- Under 23: 20 to 22 years old on 31 December 2013 (born in 1991, 1992 or 1993)
Entry fees at the stadium will be R30 for adults while kids under the age of 15 get in for free. Options for reserved seating will be available at R50 per ticket, but seats are limited.
Spar will be the proud sponsor of all food and beverages (for officials, volunteers and hospitality) at the SA Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior and Under 23 Championships.
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AYAC 2013: Ese Brume keeps mum over exclusion from Team Nigeria
Nigeria: Delta State Athlete and one of the hitherto brightest medal prospects for Nigeria at the maiden Africa Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC) Ese Brume has decided to keep sealed lips over her shock exclusion from the Team Nigeria contingent.
Brume who won four gold medals at the recent D.K Olukoya U-18 Athletics Championship and has been tipped by many to spear head Nigeria’s chase for medals at AYAC 2013 said she would not comment on her last minute withdrawal from the team.
"It is between me and the Commissioner that all I can say," Brume told AthleticsAfrica.com when queried on the latest development.
However, there are insinuations that the decision to drop Brume might not be unconnected with the latest resolve by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) not to allow over-age athletes in its fold.
AFN technical director, Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, explained that the federation took the step because Brume was preparing for her transcript in the university, adding that the AFN does not want a situation whereby the athlete is distracted in the competition.
Brume was scheduled to compete in the jumps, sprint and the relays.
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AYAC 2013: Nigeria Sports Minister charges athletes on discipline
Nigeria's Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Thursday visited the Nigerian youth athletes at their Hotel Excel abode in Warri Delta State and charged them to maintain discipline at the maiden edition of the Africa Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC) 2013.
The Minister thanked the President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Solomon Ogba on the initiative to see Nigeria get the hosting right, and harped on the need for the country’s representative to exhibit high level of discipline going into the 4-day championships .
According to the Minister, talent and excellent facilities will count for less if discipline is missing in the aspiring youngsters as he again traced Nigeria’s lacklustre performance at the London Olympics to indiscipline.
“The most critical factor to success in any endeavour not only sports is discipline. God forbid that you will be the generation of Nigerian athletes that will go to the Olympics and not bring a single medal. Hon Abdullahi remarked.
The minister gave instances of top world athletes like Michael Phelps that has excelled in their various fields and the amount of work that had to be done before they became who they were.
According to an article read by the Minister on the multi-Olympic gold winner, the American swimmer has put in four hours of training in every single day for five years including his birthday.
“Talent is no longer enough, sports have gone scientific and the whole world has moved on” The Minister concluded.
Nigeria will be represented by 64 athletes as 26 African counties are already confirmed for the Championships at the Warri Township Stadium.
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AYAC 2013: Rwanda Coach says team is 'ready for Youth Champs'
The Rwandan athletics coach has said his team is ready for the maiden African U-18 Youth Championships which kicked off in Warri, Nigeria from tomorrow.
Head coach Innocent Rwabuhihi told local media The New Times before the team's departure from Kigali:
"They (athletes) have been doing well in training, and I hope they will be able to reproduce that kind of form in the competition.
"It is their first time to compete at this level but they look confident of doing a good job. It will be a good experience for them as way of competing at the highest level."
"I am optimistic about our chances to do well because we have prepared very well, especially the two boys have shown a strong competitiveness spirit in training," he added.
Rwanda's team of four athletes and their trainer left the country on Monday for Warri, and is expected to return on April 1.
The four athletes include two boys; Eric Turikunkiko (1500m) and Théogene Bigirimana (3000m) and two girls; Salomo Nyirarukundo (3000m) and Venantie Mukandayisenga (1500m).
The winners will qualify to compete at the IAAF World Youth Championship, which will be held in Ukraine in June.
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Namibia: Mayova sets 100m national record in Germiston.
Globine Mayova continued her excellent form of late when she broke the Namibian 100m record at the Central Gauteng Provincial Championships in Germiston, South Africa.
She won the 100m in a new record time of 11.34 seconds to break her former record of 11.54 which she set last year. It was also Mayova’s second national record within a week after she set a new 200m record of 23.34 in Pretoria the previous weekend.
Competing at the Central Gauteng Provincial Championships in Germiston, Mayova had the Gauteng crowd on the edge of their seats as she dominated both the 100m and 200m races.
Both races were a head to head contest between Mayova and her South African training partner Alyssa Conely. Conely had the better start in both races but Mayova showed her class with her strong finish, as she won in 11.34 in the 100m despite facing a head wind, while Conely came second in 11.60.
Mayova did the same in the 200m as she powered down the home straight to win in 23.47, with Conely coming second in 23.72.
Mayova’s 100m time was well inside the Commonwealth qualifying time of 11.40 and she was clearly overjoyed with the result.
“I really didn’t expect such a fast time in the head wind. Last year this time I was running 11.9 and look where I am now, I’m so close to the World Championships qualifying time of 11.30 seconds. This really gives me confidence for the next races and I can’t wait,” she said.
Mayova thanked her training partners Conely and Tjipe Herunga for their hard work and strong competition.
“I know this is because me, Tjipe and Alyssa really pushed each other hard in training, it’s like a competition out there every day. Coming into the races I knew Alyssa could beat me because she has been just so much better in training. I really had to focus and change a gear and that’s why I am really over the moon, and thanks to them I did it,” she added.
Hitjivirue Kaanjuka did the same as he clearly showed that he is a class above the rest as he won both 100 and 200m races in10.55 and 20.83 respectively.
Tjipekapora Herunga and Ernst Narib made sure Nambians won all sprinting events as Herunga won the women’s 400m in a fast 52.96 while Narib won the men’s 400 in 48.06, with compatriot Even Tjiviju second in 48.60.
In other events Claudia Moses came second in the 800m in 2:15.22; Marceline Tom came third in the long jump with a personal best distance of 5.49m; Rodger Haitenge won the men’s triple jump in 15.97m; and Lilanie Klaasman came second in the 100m hurdles in 15.36.
Paralympic athletes showed they were in great shape as Ananias Shikongo and Elias Ndimulunde both clocked A standard qualifications for the World Championships in Lyon France.
Shikongo ran the 400 in 54.21, well inside the 56.30 required for France and Ndimulunde ran impressively to win his 200m heat as he clocked a personal best time of 23.37 inside the 23.45 required.
Albertina Johannes ran the 200 in 30.56 just outside the 30.00 required for France. This put them in good shape as they joined up with the rest of the Namibian team for the Nedbank Paralympic Championships this weekend in Pretoria.
Coach Letu Hamhola expressed satisfaction with the performances of the athletes.
“As a coach I have set personal goals with each and every athlete and when I see one national record, one commonwealth standard, two A standard performances for the Paralympic World Champs, five Personal Best performances and 12 season’s best performances I know we are moving in the right direction. We will continue working harder and will pick up the training level and definitely come out flying in the next competition,” he said.
“It shows once again that we have top class athletes here that are hungry for success and it gives us the coaching, management and medical team the pleasure to work with all of them,” he added.
The rest of the group will compete in Pretoria this weekend while four of the athletes Mayova (100m), Herunga (400m), Kaanjuka (200m) and Narib (400m) have been invited to compete in the Mauritius International Meet on 18 April 2013.
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Mayova lowers Namibian 200m record in Pretoria
Namibia - Sprinter Globine Mayova improved on her national 200m record, while winning both short sprint races, at the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) Youth, Junior and Senior League meeting at the University of Pretoria sport stadium on Saturday.
Mayova won the 100m in a time of 11.75 seconds and lowered her own 200m national record from 23.39 to 23.34 seconds.
It was a great run, but it is still outside of the 23.30 needed to qualify for the IAAF World Championships later this year in Moscow.
In both races Mayova flew out of the blocks leaving the rest of the athletes to play catch up as the star from Grootfontein excited the crowd with her performances.
Expressing her satisfaction with her performances after the race, Mayova said: “I wasn’t sure what my times were as all of us are still tired because of the long bus trip from Windhoek and I just wanted to give my best, but now I am very happy and in the next two weeks I want to qualify and focus on preparing for Moscow.”
'No pushovers'
The Namibian disabled athletes competed against the able-bodied athletes and showed they were no pushovers as all of them either reached A or B qualifying standards for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.
Blind runner Ananias Shikongo showed his good form as he clocked an A qualifying time of 23.83 for the 200m.
Ananias, who was guided by John Nambala, however already qualified at the Olympics last year in London, but once again proved his form as he easily beat the A qualifying time of 24.55 seconds.
Elias Ndimulunde ran a 200m B qualifying standard as he clocked 23.63 seconds which was better than the required B standard time of 23.75. In the 100m he clocked 11.94.
Albertina Johannes clocked 14.98 seconds in the 100m, which was better than the B qualifying time of 15.60, while she set a time of 30.91 in the 200m where the qualifying time is 30.00.
Other races
Hitjivirue Kaanjuka won his 100m heat in 10.43 seconds and could only end second in the 200m with a time of 21.10, while fellow sprinter Jesse Urikhob came second and third in 10.76 and 21.30 seconds.
Tjipekapora Herunga ended second and third in the 100m and 200m in 12.03 and 23.90 seconds.
In the 400m newly crowned national champion Ernst Narib came third in 48.75 seconds.
Lilanne Klaasman ended third in the 100m hurdles in 15.15seconds while Claudia Moses came third in the 800m with a time of 2:14.96.
Team manager Agnes Samaria told Namibia Sport she was satisfied with the performances of the athletes.
“Today was always going to be tough because we traveled for more than 16 hours to get here but the athletes showed great character," she said.
"To get a national record and qualifying standards shows that we have exciting weeks ahead. We have a great group of athletes and I just wish we had more funds to bring more athletes. Then we will definitely get more Olympic medals, because here the athletes just concentrate on training, resting, focusing on their competitions and nothing else,” she added.
The Namibian group will next compete in the Central Gauteng Provincial Championships in Germiston on March 16, 2013.
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Mayova lowers Namibian 200m record in Pretoria
Namibia - Sprinter Globine Mayova improved on her national 200m record, while winning both short sprint races, at the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) Youth, Junior and Senior League meeting at the University of Pretoria sport stadium on Saturday.
Mayova won the 100m in a time of 11.75 seconds and lowered her own 200m national record from 23.39 to 23.34 seconds.
It was a great run, but it is still outside of the 23.30 needed to qualify for the IAAF World Championships later this year in Moscow.
In both races Mayova flew out of the blocks leaving the rest of the athletes to play catch up as the star from Grootfontein excited the crowd with her performances.
Expressing her satisfaction with her performances after the race, Mayova said: “I wasn’t sure what my times were as all of us are still tired because of the long bus trip from Windhoek and I just wanted to give my best, but now I am very happy and in the next two weeks I want to qualify and focus on preparing for Moscow.”
'No pushovers'
The Namibian disabled athletes competed against the able-bodied athletes and showed they were no pushovers as all of them either reached A or B qualifying standards for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.
Blind runner Ananias Shikongo showed his good form as he clocked an A qualifying time of 23.83 for the 200m.
Ananias, who was guided by John Nambala, however already qualified at the Olympics last year in London, but once again proved his form as he easily beat the A qualifying time of 24.55 seconds.
Elias Ndimulunde ran a 200m B qualifying standard as he clocked 23.63 seconds which was better than the required B standard time of 23.75. In the 100m he clocked 11.94.
Albertina Johannes clocked 14.98 seconds in the 100m, which was better than the B qualifying time of 15.60, while she set a time of 30.91 in the 200m where the qualifying time is 30.00.
Other races
Hitjivirue Kaanjuka won his 100m heat in 10.43 seconds and could only end second in the 200m with a time of 21.10, while fellow sprinter Jesse Urikhob came second and third in 10.76 and 21.30 seconds.
Tjipekapora Herunga ended second and third in the 100m and 200m in 12.03 and 23.90 seconds.
In the 400m newly crowned national champion Ernst Narib came third in 48.75 seconds.
Lilanne Klaasman ended third in the 100m hurdles in 15.15seconds while Claudia Moses came third in the 800m with a time of 2:14.96.
Team manager Agnes Samaria told Namibia Sport she was satisfied with the performances of the athletes.
“Today was always going to be tough because we traveled for more than 16 hours to get here but the athletes showed great character," she said.
"To get a national record and qualifying standards shows that we have exciting weeks ahead. We have a great group of athletes and I just wish we had more funds to bring more athletes. Then we will definitely get more Olympic medals, because here the athletes just concentrate on training, resting, focusing on their competitions and nothing else,” she added.
The Namibian group will next compete in the Central Gauteng Provincial Championships in Germiston on March 16, 2013.
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Ghana declines participation in AYAC 2013
Ghana will not be sending her junior athletes to the maiden African Youth Athletics Championship to be held March 27-31, 2013 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
The five-day event under the auspices of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) targeted athletes between the ages of 16-17 years, but the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has declined participation at least for now.
According to the Ghana News Agency, after the country missed the March 4th deadline for the confirmation of participating countries, GAA General Secretary Hussein Bawah said that their primary concern is the African Junior Athletics Championship scheduled for June in Pretoria, South Africa.
Mr Bawah also said the South African event, designed for athletes between the ages of 18 and 19 years, will serve a better preparatory ground towards their quest of raising a strong team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He said that the nation had amassed several medals at similar youth championships only to churn out contrasting performances at major events, citing the last African Athletics Championship in Porto-Novo, Benin.
“We participated at a similar championship in Senegal two years ago and returned with 16 medals. But when we went to African Championship, there was no better performance from some of these athletes.
“Our concentration is to prepare very well for the African Junior Athletics Championship as our aim is to get athletes who will mature and be in their prime for the 2016 Olympic Games where we are hoping to make a huge impact.”
Bawah however said that Ghana may participate in future events, in line with their objective of building a rock solid team at all levels.
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Ghana declines participation in AYAC 2013
Ghana will not be sending her junior athletes to the maiden African Youth Athletics Championship to be held March 27-31, 2013 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
The five-day event under the auspices of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) targeted athletes between the ages of 16-17 years, but the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has declined participation at least for now.
According to the Ghana News Agency, after the country missed the March 4th deadline for the confirmation of participating countries, GAA General Secretary Hussein Bawah said that their primary concern is the African Junior Athletics Championship scheduled for June in Pretoria, South Africa.
Mr Bawah also said the South African event, designed for athletes between the ages of 18 and 19 years, will serve a better preparatory ground towards their quest of raising a strong team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He said that the nation had amassed several medals at similar youth championships only to churn out contrasting performances at major events, citing the last African Athletics Championship in Porto-Novo, Benin.
“We participated at a similar championship in Senegal two years ago and returned with 16 medals. But when we went to African Championship, there was no better performance from some of these athletes.
“Our concentration is to prepare very well for the African Junior Athletics Championship as our aim is to get athletes who will mature and be in their prime for the 2016 Olympic Games where we are hoping to make a huge impact.”
Bawah however said that Ghana may participate in future events, in line with their objective of building a rock solid team at all levels.
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Oluwaseun sets national record, Brume and Oduduru impress at DK Olukoya U-18 in Lagos
Nigeria - A new National 2,000m Steeplechase girls record by Olamide Oluwaseun, a storming 100m win by Divine Oduduru and a soaring High and Long jump double for Ese Brume highlights the two-day AFN/Daniel Kolawole Olukoya U-18 Athletics Championships concluded at the Sports Complex of the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos on Friday.
Oluwaseun, 15, representing Next Level Athletics Club clocked the record time of 7 minutes and 40.75 seconds to beat Rutkan James of High Altitude Athletics Club (7:42.87) and Lawechi Madubueze of Abia State (7:46.95) to second and third places respectively.
Ese Brume of Delta State, the 2012 National Sports Festival Long jump champion, jumped 6.40 metres to win the girls Long Jump and 1.70 metres to win the High Jump event.
However, Brume was beaten to the girls 100m gold medal by Cecilia Francis of Greater Tomorrow Club who won in 11.87 seconds. She settled for the silver in 11.96 seconds while Oluwatobi Amusan of Buka Tigers picked the bronze with time of 12.02 seconds.
17-year-old Divine Oduduru from Delta State won the 100m boys gold in a decent 10.51 seconds ahead Ekiti State's Ismaila Yusuf (10.61) and Charles Okezie of Delta state (10.83).
Oduduru, a student of West End Mixed Secondary School in Asaba also led the Delta state relay quartet to win the 4x100m gold medal in 42.77secs. Ekiti State won the silver in 43.12 seconds while FAPP Track Club settled for the bronze in 43.84 seconds.
Ekiti State’s Ismaila Yusuf won the boys 200m gold in 22.00 seconds ahead of teammate Adeyombo Adeniyi (Silver in 22.30) and Delta State's Charles Okezie (Bronze in 22.47).
All the athletes selected for the maiden African Youth Athletics Championship to be held from March 27-31 in Warri will move into closed camping at the University of Port Harcourt tomorrow.
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Oluwaseun sets national record, Brume and Oduduru impress at DK Olukoya U-18 in Lagos
Nigeria - A new National 2,000m Steeplechase girls record by Olamide Oluwaseun, a storming 100m win by Divine Oduduru and a soaring High and Long jump double for Ese Brume highlights the two-day AFN/Daniel Kolawole Olukoya U-18 Athletics Championships concluded at the Sports Complex of the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos on Friday.
Oluwaseun, 15, representing Next Level Athletics Club clocked the record time of 7 minutes and 40.75 seconds to beat Rutkan James of High Altitude Athletics Club (7:42.87) and Lawechi Madubueze of Abia State (7:46.95) to second and third places respectively.
Ese Brume of Delta State, the 2012 National Sports Festival Long jump champion, jumped 6.40 metres to win the girls Long Jump and 1.70 metres to win the High Jump event.
However, Brume was beaten to the girls 100m gold medal by Cecilia Francis of Greater Tomorrow Club who won in 11.87 seconds. She settled for the silver in 11.96 seconds while Oluwatobi Amusan of Buka Tigers picked the bronze with time of 12.02 seconds.
17-year-old Divine Oduduru from Delta State won the 100m boys gold in a decent 10.51 seconds ahead Ekiti State's Ismaila Yusuf (10.61) and Charles Okezie of Delta state (10.83).
Oduduru, a student of West End Mixed Secondary School in Asaba also led the Delta state relay quartet to win the 4x100m gold medal in 42.77secs. Ekiti State won the silver in 43.12 seconds while FAPP Track Club settled for the bronze in 43.84 seconds.
Ekiti State’s Ismaila Yusuf won the boys 200m gold in 22.00 seconds ahead of teammate Adeyombo Adeniyi (Silver in 22.30) and Delta State's Charles Okezie (Bronze in 22.47).
All the athletes selected for the maiden African Youth Athletics Championship to be held from March 27-31 in Warri will move into closed camping at the University of Port Harcourt tomorrow.
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Helsinki 2005 re-tests reveal six adverse findings
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has re-tested a selection of doping samples collected at the 2005 IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland, from a wide range of disciplines and nations, and the results have revealed a further* six adverse findings.
The IAAF, as part of its strategic anti-doping policy, instigated last year the re-analysis of samples originally taken during Helsinki 2005 using the most up-to-date analytical techniques.
These samples had been transferred to the WADA-accredited laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland following the World Championships for long–term storage in accordance with the IAAF retesting policy.
“The IAAF’s message to cheaters is increasingly clear that, with constant advancements being made in doping detection, there is no place to hide,” confirmed IAAF President Lamine Diack.
“This re-testing is just the latest example of the IAAF’s firm resolve to expose cheating in our sport. The IAAF will continue to do everything in its power to ensure the credibility of competition, and where the rules have been broken, will systematically uncover the cheats.”
The six adverse findings have resulted in the initiation of disciplinary procedures which are currently ongoing in accordance with IAAF Rules.
The athletes involved include: Andrei Mikhnevich, the 2003 world shot put champion from Belarus and his compatriots Ivan Tsikhan , Vadim Devyatovskiy and Nazdeya Ostapchuk, the Shot Put gold medallist from Helsinki. Others are Olga Kuzenkova and Tatyana Kotova, a former world indoor and European long jump champion from Russia.
*Note
Previous to today’s announcements two athletes, Vladislav Piskunov (UKR) who had finished 12th in the men’s Hammer Throw, and Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) who was 9th in Group A of the women’s Discus Throw qualification, had already been sanctioned and disqualified for doping violations at the 2005 IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland.
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