2015 African Youth Athletics Championships
| 2nd African Youth Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| File:Reduit2015logo.png | |
| Dates | 23–26 April |
| Host city | Reduit, Mauritius |
| Venue | Maryse Justin Stadium |
| Level | Youth |
| Events | 38 |
| Participation | 27 nations |
← 2013 2017 → | |
The 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships was the second edition of the biennial athletics competition for African athletes aged fifteen to seventeen, It was held in Reduit, Mauritius from 23–26 April.[1] Mauritius had hosted the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships two years earlier. A total of 38 events, 18 by boys and 20 by girls, were contested at the competition. South Africa topped the medals table with seventeen gold medals and 29 medals overall. This marked a great improvement from the inaugural edition in 2013, having missed that event due to a lack of funding.[2] Nigeria who were the previous host only managed to confirm participation due to a late intervention by an anonymous sponsor.[3] The next most successful countries were Kenya (eight golds and 19 in total) and Nigeria (six medals, two of them gold). South Africa won all but one of the gold medals in the throws. Kenya won all the long-distance events at the championships. Eighteen of the twenty-seven participating nations reached the medal table.[4] The host nation Mauritius took one gold medal, through octathlete Bryan Tonta, and ended with a total of seven medals. As had happened at the 2013 edition, doubles were achieved in both 100 metres and 200 metres sprints: Gift Leotlela of South Africa topped the boys' rankings and his teammate Nicola de Bruyn took the girls' titles. A third athlete managed a double in the rest of the competition – Taylon Bieldt, also of South Africa, won both the girls' hurdling events.
Medal summary
Boys
Girls
Medal table
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA) | 17 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN) | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius (MRI)* | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros (COM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
References
- ↑ Mauritius, the host country for Youth championships Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- ↑ 26/03/2013 1st African Youth Championships, Warri 2013 Archived 2013-09-14 at archive.today. CAA (2013-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.
- ↑ AYAC: Kenyan rescues Nigerian athletes. Vanguard (2015-04-23). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- ↑ Kenya and South Africa impress at African Youth Championships. IAAF (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- Results
- Media Publications. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- Complete Results Boys. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- Complete Results Girls. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- Official Medal Table. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
- AFRICAN YOUTH CHAMPS RESULTS Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. AllAthletics.co.za (2015-04-27). Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
