# 2010 African Championships in Athletics

The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from, 28 July to 1 August 2010.

## Background

The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time. Previously two major athletics events have been held in Kenya, namely 1987 All-Africa Games and 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

## Preparations

The championships were awarded to Kenya at the April 2007 Confederation of African Athletics Congress in Dakar, Senegal.
The event was originally scheduled to be held from April 28 to May 2, 2010, but due to delayed preparations the event was moved forward. The Moi International Sports Centre was initially set to become the host venue, but it was later changed to the smaller Nyayo Stadium.

## Men's results
### Track

* Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Ben-Youssef Méité Ivory Coast | 10.08 PB | Abdul Aziz Zakari Ghana | 10.12 SB | Simon Magakwe South Africa | 10.14 SB |
| 200 m details | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud Egypt | 20.36 NR | Ben-Youssef Méité Ivory Coast | 20.39 SB | Simon Magakwe South Africa | 20.56 |
| 400 m details | Mohamed Khouaja Libya | 44.98 NR | Rabah Yousif Sudan | 45.18 | Gary Kikaya Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.28 |
| 800 m details | David Rudisha Kenya | 1:42.84 CR | Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya | 1:44.85 SB | Jackson Kivuva Kenya | 1:45.47 SB |
| 1500 m details | Asbel Kiprop Kenya | 3:36.19 CR | Amine Laâlou Morocco | 3:36.38 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia | 3:36.65 |
| 5000 m details | Edwin Soi Kenya | 13:30.46 SB | Vincent Yator Kenya | 13:30.53 SB | Mark Kiptoo Kenya | 13:32.45 SB |
| 10,000 m details | Wilson Kiprop Kenya | 27:32.91 | Moses Kipsiro Uganda | 27:33.37 | Geoffrey Mutai Kenya | 27:33.83 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Othmane Hadj Lazib Algeria | 13.77 | Selim Nurudeen Nigeria | 13.83 | Ruan de Vries South Africa | 13.98 |
| 400 m hurdles details | L. J. van Zyl South Africa | 48.51 SB | Cornel Fredericks South Africa | 48.79 SB | Mamadou Kasse Hann Senegal | 49.10 SB |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Richard Mateelong Kenya | 8:23.54 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:26.13 | Roba Gary Chubeta Ethiopia | 8:27.15 |
| 20 km walk details | Hassanine Sebei Tunisia | 1:20:36 CR | David Kimutai Rotich Kenya | 1:21:07 SB | Hichem Medjeber Algeria | 1:22:53 PB |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Hannes Dreyer Simon Magakwe Lehann Fourie Thuso Mpuang South Africa | 39.12 | Fred Agbaje Benjamin Adukwu Ogho-Oghene Egwero Obinna Metu Nigeria | 39.22 | Emmanuel Kubi Nana Kofi Sanah Godwin Hukporti Aziz Zakari Ghana | 39.31 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Geoffrey Ngeno Vincent Koskei Julius Kirwa Mark Mutai Kenya | 3:02.96 | Isaac Makwala Thapelo Ketlogetswe Pako Seribe Obakeng Ngwigwa Botswana | 3:05.16 | Saul Weigopwa James Godday Tobi Ogunmola Isah Salihu Nigeria | 3:06.53 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Field

* Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Kabelo Kgosiemang Botswana | 2.19 | Bong Matogno Cameroon | 2.15 SB | Fernand Djoumessi Cameroon Mohamed Idris Sudan | 2.15 |
| Pole vault details | Hamdi Dhouibi Tunisia | 4.70 | Larbi Bouraada Algeria | 4.60 | Mourad Souissi Algeria | 4.40 |
| Long jump details | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 8.23 SB | Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal | 8.10 | Stanley Gbagbeke Nigeria | 8.06 |
| Triple jump details | Tosin Oke Nigeria | 17.22 | Hugo Mamba-Schlick Cameroon | 16.78 SB | Tumelo Thagane South Africa | 16.64 |
| Shot put details | Burger Lambrechts South Africa | 18.63 | Roelof Potgieter South Africa | 18.62 | Orazio Cremona South Africa | 18.27 |
| Discus throw details | Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Egypt | 59.30 | Yasser Ibrahim Farag Egypt | 58.71 | Victor Hogan South Africa | 58.11 |
| Hammer throw details | Mohsen Mohamed Anani Egypt | 74.72 | Chris Harmse South Africa | 72.56 | Mostafa Al-Gamel Egypt | 71.40 |
| Javelin throw details | Ihab Al Sayed Abdelrahman Egypt | 78.02 SB | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa | 75.96 | Julius Yego Kenya | 74.51 SB |
| Decathlon details | Larbi Bouraada Algeria | 8148 CR | Mourad Souissi Algeria | 7818 PB | Guillaume Thierry Mauritius | 7100 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Women's results
### Track

* Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria | 11.03 CR | Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon | 11.15 NR | Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria | 11.22 SB |
| 200 m details | Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria | 23.36 SB | Estie Wittstock South Africa | 23.50 SB | Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon | 23.59 PB |
| 400 m details | Amantle Montsho Botswana | 50.03 SB | Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal | 51.32 SB | Shade Abugan Nigeria | 51.63 |
| 800 m details | Zahra Bouras Algeria | 2:00.22 | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | 2:00.50 | Malika Akkaoui Morocco | 2:01.01 PB |
| 1500 m details | Nancy Jebet Lagat Kenya | 4:10.43 | Gelete Burka Bati Ethiopia | 4:11.12 | Btissam Lakhouad Morocco | 4:11.81 |
| 5000 m details | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 16:18.72 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 16:20.54 | Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia | 16:22.32 |
| 10,000 m details | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 31:51.39 | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia | 31:55.50 | Linet Masai Kenya | 31:59.36 SB |
| 100 m hurdles details | Seun Adigun Nigeria | 13.14 SB | Gnima Faye Senegal | 13.67 | Amina Ferguen Algeria | 13.87 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Hayat Lambarki Morocco | 55.96 PB | Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria | 55.97 | Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Kenya | 56.74 SB |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya | 9:32.18 CR | Sofia Assefa Ethiopia | 9:32.58 | Lydiah Rotich Kenya | 9:37.32 SB |
| 20 km walk details | Grace Wanjiru Njue Kenya | 1:34:19 AR | Chaima Trabelsi Tunisia | 1:35:33 | Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe Ethiopia | 1:41:46 SB |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Lawretta Ozoh Agnes Osazuwa Damola Osayomi Blessing Okagbare Nigeria | 43.45 CR | Fanny Appes Ekanga Charlotte Mebenga Amombo Carole Made Kaboud Mebam Delphine Atangana Cameroon | 44.90 | Rosina Amenebede Elizabeth Amolofo Beatrice Gyaman Flings Owusu-Agyapong Ghana | 45.40 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Shade Abugan Margaret Etim Bukola Abogunloko Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria | 3:29.26 | Grace Miroyo Kidake Catherine Nandi Maureen Jelagat Maiyo Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | 3:35.12 | Ndeye Fatou Soumah Fatou Diabaye Marietou Badji Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal | 3:35.55 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Field

* Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho | 1.75 | Lissa Labiche Seychelles | 1.70 | Cherotich Koech Kenya | 1.55 |
| Pole vault details | Nisrine Dinar Morocco | 3.70 | Laetitia Berthier Burundi | 3.50 | Sinali Alima Outtara Ivory Coast | 3.40 |
| Long jump details | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria | 6.62 | Comfort Onyali Nigeria | 6.42 | Jamaa Chnaik Morocco | 6.30 |
| Triple jump details | Sarah Nambawa Uganda | 13.95 NR | Nkurika Domeke Nigeria | 13.71 SB | Otonye Iworima Nigeria | 13.65 SB |
| Shot put details | Mirian Ibekwe Nigeria | 13.67 | Priscilla Isiao Kenya | 13.62 SB | Doris Ratsimbazafy Madagascar | 13.56 |
| Discus throw details | Elizna Naude South Africa | 56.74 | Kazai Suzanne Kragbe Ivory Coast | 55.53 | Sarah Hasseib Dardiri Egypt | 46.51 |
| Hammer throw details | Amy Sène Senegal | 64.11 NR | Marwa Hussein Egypt | 62.36 SB | Florence Ezeh Togo | 57.94 NR |
| Javelin throw details | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 63.33 | Justine Robbeson South Africa | 60.24 | Hana'a Hassan Omar Egypt | 55.14 |
| Heptathlon details | Margaret Simpson Ghana | 6031 CR | Janet Wienand South Africa | 5500 | Selloane Tsoaeli Lesotho | 5302 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Kenya)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN)* | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | South Africa (SAF) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Lesotho (LES) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Libya (LBA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | DR Congo (COD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |

## Participating nations

* Algeria (16)
* Angola (6)
* Benin (5)
* Botswana (14)
* Burkina Faso (12)
* Burundi (8)
* Cameroon (12)
* Comoros (1)
* Ivory Coast (10)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (11)
* Djibouti (2)
* Egypt (14)
* Equatorial Guinea (2)
* Eritrea (6)
* Ethiopia (63)
* Gabon (2)
* Gambia (3)
* Ghana (14)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Kenya (106)
* Lesotho (2)
* Liberia (5)
* Libya (3)
* Madagascar (6)
* Malawi (1)
* Mali (5)
* Mauritius (15)
* Morocco (19)
* Mozambique (5)
* Namibia (6)
* Nigeria (37)
* Republic of the Congo (7)
* Rwanda (14)
* Senegal (13)
* Seychelles (14)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Somalia (5)
* South Africa (41)
* Sudan (7)
* Swaziland (1)
* Tanzania (21)
* Togo (4)
* Tunisia (7)
* Uganda (27)
* Zambia (9)
* Zimbabwe (4)