# Athletics at the African Youth Games

Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial African Youth Games competition. It has been one of the sports competed at the event since the inaugural edition in 2010.
Four athletes have achieved two athletics gold medals in the same Games: Tinashe Mutanga in the 100 m and 200 m (2010), Charkad Jaber Said in the hammer and javelin throws (2010), Rosemary Chukwuma in the 100 m and 200 m (2018), and Gontse Morake in the 400 m hurdles and triple jump (2018).

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Main venue | Events | Events | Best nation |
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Main venue | Men | Women | Best nation |
| I | 2010 | Rabat | Morocco | | 18 | 18 | Tunisia (TUN) |
| II | 2014 | Gaborone | Botswana | | 20 | 20 | Ethiopia (ETH) |
| III | 2018 | Algiers | Algeria | | 20 | 20 | South Africa (RSA) |
| IV | 2026 | Maseru | Lesotho | | | | |

## Events

As of the most recent 2018 edition, the athletics program features 20 men's and 20 women's events.
| Event | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | Games |
| Current program |||||
| 100 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| 200 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| 400 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| 800 m | | M/W | M/W | 4 |
| 1000 m | M/W | | | 2 |
| 1500 m | | M/W | M/W | 4 |
| 3000 m | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | W | W | W | 3 |
| 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | M | M | M | 3 |
| 400 m hurdles (84 cm) | M | M | M | 3 |
| 400 m hurdles | W | W | W | 3 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| 5000 m walk | | W | W | 2 |
| 10,000 m walk | | M | M | 2 |
| High jump | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| Pole vault | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| Long jump | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| Triple jump | M/W | M/W | M/W | 6 |
| Shot put (5kg) | M | M | M | 3 |
| Shot put (3kg) | W | W | W | 3 |
| Discus throw (1.5kg) | M | M | M | 3 |
| Discus throw | W | W | W | 3 |
| Hammer throw (5kg) | M | M | M | 3 |
| Hammer throw (3kg) | W | W | W | 3 |
| Javelin throw (700g) | M | M | M | 3 |
| Javelin throw (500g) | W | W | W | 3 |
| Events | 36 | 40 | 40 | |

## All-time medal table

Updated after the 2018 African Youth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 19 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Nigeria (NGR) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Kenya (KEN) | 9 | 19 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Morocco (MAR) | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 |
| 9 | Botswana (BOT) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | The Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 99 | 98 | 93 | 290 |