Posted on July 31st, 2010 by Mark Ouma
Mohamed Khawaja fullfiled his date with Libyan athletics history. After his 400m victory the drama followed.
Mohamed Ashour Khawaja wrote his name into Libyan folklore in dramatic fashion on Day Three at the Africa Senior Athletics Championships in Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Kenya on Friday (30 July).
Only those who do not follow athletics closely would not have foreseen Khawaja’s meteoritic rise to prominence especially after teamed up with renowned Nigerian coach Chief Tony Osheku less than a year ago.
In Nairobi, Khawaja progressed from modest 46.78 seconds in his heat, to the fastest time in the semi finals of 45.42. Then in the final accelerating with 180m to the finish, Khawaja cross the finish line in 44.98 seconds.
Still a youthful 22 years old, Khawaja has run the fastest time of his fledging career. The 2009 Mediterranean Games 400m champion also improved his national record of 45.35 set in Damascus Syria last year. Besides all this, never before since the first Africa Senior Athletics Championships in Dakar Senegal in 1979, has a Libyan won a gold medal at these championships.
The fast finishing Sudanese Rabah Yousif (45.18) was second, coming in 0.03 seconds shy of his personal best. Although the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Africa 400m record holder Gary Kikaya and Kenyan Mark Kiprotich Mutai were credited with an identical 45.28 seconds, Kikaya got the nod for the bronze medal.
As he crossed the finish line Khawaja’s pointed towards the clock depicting his winning time. Then in unusual turn of events he went down and sat besides the clock. But that was not the end of the drama.
Khawaja breezed past the journalists in the mixed zone waiting to interview him. The things became more dramatic as he collapsed while before putting on his track suit. Organisers in the restricted area appeared to panic, while Khawaja’s coach Chief Osheku who has seen all this many times before was not overly concerned. As was the case at the end of the semi finals, Khawaja was stretchered out to the Nyayo Stadium emergency medical facility where a drip was attached to his arm.
“I am not too worried about the situation. This is a unique and deep psychological situation with this particular athlete. Without going into many details this happens whenever Khawaja runs a hard race,” Coach Osheku begun.
“After his semi final he wanted me to reassure him that the 45.42 seconds is a true reflection of his effort. I then reminded him of our pledge to make history. He lightened up, got off the hospital bed and was all smiles. You will see him beaming with happiness at the medal ceremony,” Osheku assures.
“For me this has been a special moment in my coaching career. I have trained a female African champion (and record holder) in Nigeria’s Fallilat Ogunkoya. Now I have achieved the same result with a male athlete,” says a nostalgic Osheku.
However Osheku concedes that there is one significant bridge that has yet to be cross with Khawaja. The new Africa 400m champion has yet to give an interview in whichever language he chooses to speak.
17th CAA AFRICAN SENIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, NAIROBI KENYA (28 July-01 August) RESULTS
NOTE
Only results from events completed are included (no heats)
CR denotes Championship Record
NR denote National Record
PB denotes Personal Best
DNS denotes Did Not Start
DNF denotes Did Not Finish
DISQ denotes Disqualified
NN denotes No Measurement
NWR denotes No Wind Reading
MEN
100m (+1.9)
1 Ben Yousef Meite (Cote d’Ivoire) 10.08 PB; 2 Zakhari Aziz (Ghana) 10.12; 3 Simon Magakwe (South Africa) 10.14 PB; 4 Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud (Egypt) 10.18 PB/NR; 5 Egwero Ogho-Ogene (Nigeria) 10.26; 6 Aziz Ouhadi (Morocco) 10.26; 7 Obinna Metu (Nigeria) 10.31; 8 Mouhamadou Lamine Niang (Senegal) 10.40
200m ()
400m
1 Mohamed Khawaja (Libya) 44.98 PB/NR; 2 Rabah Yousif (Sudan) 45.18; 3 Gary Kikaya (Democratic Republic of Congo) 45.18; 3 Mark Kiprotich Mutai (Kenya) 45.28; 5 Obakeng Ngwigwa (Botswana) 45.50 PB; 6 Anderson Mureta Mutegi (Kenya) 45.62; 7 Saul Weigopwa (Nigeria) 45.93; 8 Bereke Desta Gebretsadik (Ethiopia) 47.14
110m hurdles ()
400m Hurdles
1 Louis van Zyl (South Africa) 48.53; 2 Cornel Fredericks (South Africa) PB; 3 Mamadou Kasse Hanne (Senegal 49.10; 4 Vincent Kiplangat Koskei (Kenya) 49.70; 5 Kurt Leonel de Couto (Mozambique) 49.79; 6 Mohamed Seghaier (Tunisia) 50.05 PB; Antonio Vieillesse (Mauritius) 51.08; 8 Hafz Hussein (Sudan) 52.02
800m
1 David Lekuta Rudisha (Kenya) 1:42.84 CR; Alfred Yego Kirwa (Kenya) 1:44.85; 3 Jackson Kivuva (Kenya) 1:45.47; 4 Shiferaw Wola Gende (Ethiopia) 1:46.39; 5 Mouchine Elamine (Morocco) 1:47.18; 6 Mor Seck (Senegal) 1:47.61; 7 Severin Sahinkuye (Burundi) 1:48.36 PB; 8 Windy Jonas (South Africa) 1:49.08
1500m
3000m Steeplechase
1 Richard Mateelong (Kenya) 8:23.54; 2 Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya) 8:26.13; 3 Roba Gary Chubeta (Ethiopia) 8:27.15; 4 Nahom Mesfin (Ethiopia) 8:30.25; 5 Benjamin Kiplagat (Uganda) 8:32.03; 6 Abraham Cherono (Kenya) 8:35.92; 7 Ben Siwa (Uganda) 8:39.43; 8 Simon Ayeko (Uganda) 8:47.90; 9 Legease Lamisso Oyota (Ethiopia) 8:48.06; 10 Ezechiel Nigiyimana (Burundi) 9:08.30; 11 Edwin Molepo (South Africa) 9:30.74; Gervais Hakizimana (Rwanda) DNS
5000m
10000m
1 Wilson Kiprop (Kenya) 27:32.91; 2 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (Uganda) 27:33.37; 3 Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) 27:33.83; 4 Mathew Kisorio (Kenya) 2756.71; 5 Yakob Jarso Kintra (Ethiopia) 28:20.66; 6 Stephen Kiprotich (Uganda) 28:33.85; 7 Fabian Joseph (Tanzania) 2840.53; 8 Telemariam Medhin (Eritrea) 28:50.63; 9 Bernard Bizimana (Burundi) 30:01.78; 10 Daudi Joseph (Tanzania) 30:06.22; 11 Goumaneh Omar Doualeh (Djibouti) 31:53.08
20km Race Walk
Long Jump
1 Khotso Mokoena (South Africa) 8.25(-2.40); 2 Ndiss Kaba Badji (Senegal) 8.10 (+3.30); 3 Stanley Gbagbeke (Nigeria) 8.06 (-2.4); 4 Mohammed Deifalla Gawy (Egypt) 7.89 (-0.5); 5 Issam Nima (Algeria) 7.84 (+0.4); 6 Momadou Cherif Dia (Mali) 7.73 (0.0); 7 Robert Martey Ghana) 7.67 (-1.40); 8 Samson Idiata (Nigeria) 7.51 (+0.6); 9 Elijah Kimitei (Kenya) 7.49 (-2.10); 10 Abdelhakim Mlaab (Morocco) 7.48 (–0.9); 11 Tera Langat (Kenya) 7.36 (-0.6); Ignisious Gaisah (Ghana) DNS
Triple Jump
High Jump
Pole Vault
Discus
1 Omar Abdellatif El Ghazaly (Egypt) 59.30; 2 Yasser Fat Ibrahim Farag (Egypt) 58.71; 3 Victor Hogan (South Africa) 58.11; 4 Nabil Kiram (Morocco) 54.27; 5 Ali Khalifa (Libya) 54.10; 6 Abdelmoumene Bourakba (Algeria) 50.96; 7 Joshua Opondo (Kenya) 48.17; 8 David Limo (Kenya) 48.02; 9 Daniel Kimeli (Kenya) 44.09; 10 Kwabena Kenne (Ghana) 43.14; 11 Siegfried Luccioni (Gabon) 39.38; Frank elema Owaka (Congo Brazzaville) 38.56
Shot Put
Burger Lambrechts (South Africa) 18.63; 2 Rolief Potgieter 18.62; 3 Orazio Cremora (South Africa) 18.27; 4 Frank Elema Owaka (Congo Brazzaville) 15.90; 5 Mousssa Diarra (Mali) 14.68; 6 David Limo (Kenya) 14.55; 7 Richard Metet (Kenya) 13.98; 8 Vincent Tuikong (Kenya) 13.97; 9 Romainio Houndeladji (Benin) 13.60; Kwabena Keene (Ghana) 13.52
Hammer Throw
Decathlon
1 Lardi Bourrada (Algeria) 8,148 points CR; 2 Mouerad Souissi (Algeria) 7,818 PB: 3 Guillaume Thierry (Mauritius) 7,100; 4 Ali Kame (Madagascar) 7,072; 5 Washington Nyakundi (Kenya) 5,940; 6 Cornelius Rotich (Kenya) 5,523
4×100m
1 SOUTH AFRICA (Hannes Dreyer; Simon Magakwe; Lehann Fourie; Thuso Mpuang) 39.12; 2 NIGERIA (Fred Agbaje; Benjamin Adukwu; Egwero Ogho-Oghene) 39.22; 3 GHANA (Emmanuel Appiah Kubi; Nana Kofi Sanah; Godwin Hukporti; Zakhari Aziz) 39.31; 4 KENYA ( Simon Kimaru; Anderson Mureta Mutegi; Stephen barasa; Kipkemboi Soy) 39.40; 5 MAURITIUS (Bastute Brasse; Eric Milazar; Fabric Coiffic; Garick Maureemootoo) 40.27; 6 COTE D’IVOIRE ( Siapade darius Loua; Ben Youssef Meite; Dazi Connet Theo Kouassi; Hua Wilfreeds Serg Koffi ) 40.77; 7 ZAMBIA (Titus Kafounda; Jack Ng’umbi; Saviour Kombe; RichardChitambi) 41.22; 8 BURKINA FASO (Siaka Son; Lanssene Relwende Zongo; Wendyam Innocent Bolongo; Gerard Kobeane) DISQ
4×400m
WOMEN
100m (+1.8)
1 Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) 11.03 CR; 2 Perennes Pau Ruddy Milama Zang (Gabon) 11.15 PB/NR; 3 Damola Osayomi (Nigeria) 11.22; 4 Agnes Osazuwa (Nigeria) 11.33; 5 Delphine Atangana (Cameroon) 11.43 PB; 6 Charlotte Menega Amombo (Cameroon) 11.71; 7 Mary Jane Vincent (Mauritius) 11.71;8 Mariette Mien (Burkina Faso) 11.94
200m ()
400m
1 Amantle Montsho (Botswana) 50.03; 2 Amy Mbacke Thiem (Senegal) 51.32; 3 shade Abugan (Nigeria) 51.63; 4 Ndeye Fotou Seck Soumah (Senegal) 51.93; 5 Estie Witstock (South Africa) 52.60; 6 Rachael Nachula (Zambia) 533.26; Nawal El jack (Sudan) 53.80; 8 Rebecca Nachula (Zambia) 54.10
100m Hurdles (+.0.2)
1 Seun Adigun (Nigeria) 13.14; 2 Gnima Faye (Senegal) 13.67; Amina Ferguen (Algeria) 13.87; 4 Alyma Soura (Burkina Faso) 14.02; 5 Carole Made Kaboud Mebam (Cameroon) 14.16; Florence Wasike (Kenya) 14.21 NR; Beatrice Kambole (Burkina Faso) DNF; Rosina Amenebede (Ghana) DISQ.
400m Hurdles
800m
1500m
1 Nancy Jebet Langat (Kenya) 4:10.43; Gelete Bati Burka (Ethiopia) 4:11.12; 3 Btissam Lakhoud (Morocco) 4:11.81; 4 Irene Jelagat (Kenya) 4:12.15; 5 Meske Assefa Wondimagrgn (Ethiopia) 4:14.37; 6 Ann Karindi (Kenya) 4:14.81; 7 Bertukan Feysa Germame (Ethiopia) 4:16.29; 8 Rene Kalmer (South Africa) 4:18.21; 9 Janet Achola (Uganda) 4:19.22; 10 Mouna Tabsart (Morocco) 4:19.83; 11 Siham Hilali (Morocco) 4:20.98; Eliane Saholinirina (Madagascar) 4:25.60
5000m
1 Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) 16:18.72; 2 Merseret Tola Defar (Ethiopia) 16:20.54; 3 Sentayehu Tamerat Ejigu (Ethiopia) 16:22.32; 4 Iness Chenonges (Kenya) 16:22.65; 5 Sule Utura (Ethiopia) 16:26.21; Esther Chemtai (Kenya) 16:29.25; 7 Zakia Mohamed Mrisho (Tanzania) 16:38.57; 8 Claudette Mukasakindi (Rwanda) 17:27.92; 9 Anatazia Msandai (Tanzania) 17:28.48; 10 Pauline Niyongere (Burundi) 18:07.53; 11 Simone Zapha (Seychelles 20:09.51
10000m
20km Race Walk
Long Jump
1 Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) 6.62 (-2.9); 2 Comfort Onyali (Nigeria) 6.42 (-1.9); 3 Jamaa Chnaik (Morocco) 6.30 +0.5); 4 Yah Koita (Mali) 6.11 (+1.60); 5 Sandrine Mbumi (Cameroon) 6.05 (-2.1); 6 Mariette Mien (Burkina Faso) 5.83 (+0.1); 7 Doyana Jolicoeur (Mauritius) 5.67 (-2.6); 8 Janet Boniface (Seychelles) 5.65 (NWR); 9 Regina Malai Mulatya (Kenya) 5.52 -2.1); 10 Zeiba Zeine Abdo (Ethiopia) 5.12 (-4.40); 11 Beatrice Gyaman (Ghana) 5.09 (+3.5); 12 Rose Moraa (Kenya) 5.05 (-1.2); 13 Cherotich Koech (Kenya) 44.94 (-0.4); 14 Netsanet Haddis Hagos (Ethiopia) 4.92 (-0.4)
Triple Jump
High Jump
1 Ts’oalei Selloane (Lesotho) 1.75; 2 Lissa Labiche (Seychelles) 1.70; 3 Cherotich Koech (Kenya) 1.55; 4 Agatha Wambua NM; Catherine Kagwiria DNS
Pole Vault
1 Nisrin Dinar (Morocco) 3.70; 2 Laetitia Berthier (Burundi) 3.50; Sinali Alima Outtara (Cote d’Ivoire) 3.40; 4 Sonia Halliche (Algeria) 3.40; 5 Caro;ine Cherotich (Kenya) 3.00 PB/NR; 6 Minnie Langat (Kenya) 2.80 PB; 7 Priscilla Nasimiyu (Kenya) 2.40
Discus
1 Elizna Naude (South Africa) 56.74; 2 Karzai Suzanne Kragbe (Cote d’Ivoire) 55.53; 3 Sarah Hasseib Dardiri (Egypt) 46.51; 4 Caroline Cherotich (Kenya) 38.75; 5 Cicillia Kiplagat (Kenya) 38.23; 6 Pascaline Kipsang (Kenya) 35.87; 7 Gebregziabher Tsadik (Ethiopia) 32.89; 8 Cicillia Matee (Tanzania) 32.87; Linda Benin (Ghana) DNS
Shot Put
Hammer
1 Amy Sene (Senegal) 64.11 PB/NR; 2 Farwa Hussein 62.36; 3 Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh (Togo) 57.94 PB/NR; 4 Fatine Oubourogaa (Morocco) 57.70; 5 Linda Benin (Ghana) 57.55 PB; 6 Amina Saada (Algeria) 57.20; 7 Zouina Bouzebra (Algeria) 55.85; Queen Obisesan (Nigeria) 54.03; 9 Bolanle Ogun (Nigeria) 53.51; 10 Sophia Nyakou (Togo) 52.97; 1Linda Ngendo Oseso (Kenya) 48.30; 12 Mafuta Conceis Dimaketa (Anogloa) 48.29; 13 Lucy Chemtaui Kibet 41.10; 14 Lucy Angyango Omondi (Kenya) 40.54
4×100m
1 NIGERIA (Laureta Ozoh; Agnes Osazuwe; Damola Osayomi; Blessing Okagbare) 43.45 CR; 1 CAMEROON (Fanny Appes Ekanga; Charlotte Mebenga Amombo; Carole Made Kaboud; Mebam) 44.90; 3 GHANA (Rosina Amenebede; Elizabeth Amolofo; Beatrice Gyaman; Fling Owusu-Agyapong) 45.40 ; 4 ETHIOPIA ( Mantegosh Melese Goshu; Fetiya Kedir Hassenf; Leaynet Alemu Tulu) 46.46; KENYA (Maryline Chelagat; Grace Miroyo Kidake; Catherine Nandi; Millicent Ndoro) 46.53; MAURITIUS (Stephanie Guillaume; Mary Jane Vincent, Elodie Pierre Louis, Joanilia Januier) DNF
4×400m
MEDAL TABLE
COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE
Kenya 5 2 3
South Africa 5 2 3
Nigeria 4 2 3
Senegal 1 3 0
Egypt 1 2 1
Algeria 1 1 1
Cote d’Ivoire 1 1 1
Morocco 1 0 2
Botswana 1 0 0
Lesotho 1 0 0
Libya 1 0 0
Ethiopia 0 2 2
Ghana 0 1 2
Burundi 0 1 0
Cameroon 0 1 0
Gabon 0 1 0
Sudan 0 1 0
Seychelles 0 1 0
Uganda 0 1 0
Dem. Rep. of Congo 0 0 1
Mauritius 0 0 1
Togo 0 0 1
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Posted on July 30th, 2010 by Mark Ouma
From left Omar El Ghazaly (1392) won the discus for the third consecutive outing. Algeria’s Lardi Bouraada (1004) set a decathlon champinships record. Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot (1718) prevailed inthe women’s 5000m and Morocco’s Nisrin Dinar won the women’s pole vault.
Despite a season plagued with injury Egyptian defending champion Omar Abdellatif El Ghazaly retained his discus title at the Africa Senior Athletics Championships in Nairobi Kenya on Thursday (29 July).
Taking on the task at hand with commitment, El Ghazaly claimed victory with a modest throw of 59.30. His compatriot Yasser Fat Ibrahim Farag (58.71) and Victor Hogan (58.11) followed.
“This is a huge consolation after suffering a setback in February when I pulled my hamstring while training in South Africa. Up until then I had high hopes this year after throwing over 64m in the Egyptian championships, El Ghazaly explained.
With his third consecutive championships title secured El Ghazaly sounds positive going forward. “Since recovering from my injury, I have been taking it easy and came hoping to make the Africa team to the Inter Continental Cup in Croatia next month,” says El Ghazaly. Men’s decathlon
Algeria’s Lardi Bourrada entered the record book after amassing 8,148 points to establish a decathlon champion record. This eclipsed Tunisia’s Djloubi Hamdi 7,965 mark set in Tunis in 2002. Fellow Algeria Mouerad Souissi collected a life time best of 7,818 to take the silver medal while third placed Guillaume Thierry (7,100) handed Mauritius their first medal of the championships.
Men’ Long Jump
A fourth round leap of 8.25 against a head wind of +2.4 enabled Khotso Mokoena to snatch the lead from Senegal’s Ndiss Kaba Badji (8.10). Nigerian Stanley Gbagbeke (8.06) settled for the bronze medal.
Women’s 5000m
For the fans who packed the Nyayo Stadium to capacity, the duel between Olympic 5000 champion Vivian Cheruiyot and Ethiopia’s four-time World Indoor 3000m champion Meseret Defar was the race of the day. Unfortunately for them the runners had other thought on their mind considering the race was at high altitude.
They run the race at a pedestrian pace and saved their effort for the sprint on the last lap. This played out to Cheruiyot’s advantage as she cross the finish line in 16:18.72. Defar who later complained that abdominal pains impeded her sprinting ability was runner up in 16:20.54, ahead of her teammate Sentayehu Tamerat Ejigu (16:22.32).
Women’s pole vault
Morocco bagged their first medal of the championships when Nisrin Dinar cleared the bar at 3.70 in the women’s pole vault. Burundi’s Laetitia Berthier (3.50) was second as Cote d’Ivoire’s Sinali Alima Outtara (3.40).
For Kenyans the contest between Caroline Cherotich and Minnie Langat was noteworthy. Prior to the championship Cherotich held the national record at 2.65m. With the athletes gaining access to proper landing mats a few weeks before the championships, each set out to work hard. They tied at 2.80m, a new national mark, before Cherotich eventually pulled away with a new national record of 3.00m.
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Posted on July 30th, 2010 by Mark Ouma
From left Cote d’Ivoire’s Ben Yossef Meite (1345) won the men’s 100m. Second left Seun Adigun (1416) prevailed in women’s 100m Hurdles. Second right Nigerian Bklessing Okagbare (1442) wins womens 100. Right (wide picture of men’s 100m final.
Ben Youssef Meite made history handing Cote d’Ivoire their first gold medal at the Africa Senior Championships since 1996 on Thursday (29 July).
At the end of the second day of the contest the gold rush was well in motion. Nigeria, the defending champions South Africa and hosts Kenya are tied with two gold medals apiece.
Men’s 100
What’s more his winning time of 10.08 seconds in the men’s 100m is not just a personal best but also a new Cote d’Ivoire national record. Pre-race favourite Zakari Aziz (10.12) was second. South African bronze medallists Simon Magakwe (10.14) and Egyptian Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (10.18) each run lifetime bests. Inthe case of Seoud, he set a nationals record.
“I am happy that I have once again put Cote d’Ivoire on the African athletics map. We are a country with a rich history of sprinting excellence,” says Meite.
The Ivorian speaks with nostalgia when he mentions former Africa 400m record holder, the late Gabriel Tiacoh. “So I am not yet through with this competition. I will come back for the 200m and anchor the Ivorian 4×100m relay.
Nigeria strikes gold
Despite of several false starts Seun Adigun handed Nigeria their first medal at the Africa Senior Championships in Nairobi Kenya on Thursday (29 July).
Off to an aggressive start, Adigun covered the distance in 13.15 seconds to win the women’s 100m hurdles. She then went into a enthusiastic traditional dance with the Nigerian team management cheering and encouraging the jig.
“I want to thank God because without Him l would not have succeeded. First the many false starts and the resetting ofnthe staring blicks was a bit distracting. It is at such time that you need to be focused so that you do not become a victim of distraction. I hope to get a chance to better my personals best (12.88) when I represent Africa at the Inter Continental Championships in Croatia next month,” says Adigun
In contrast her teammate Blessing Okagbare had a relatively poor starts in the women’s 100m final. However she worked her way through the field and was first across the finish line in a championships record of 11.03 seconds.
This is a championships record as she betters Nigerian Mary Onyali’s 11.05 mark in Dakar Senegal in 1999. Gabon’s Perennes Pau (Ruddy) Ruddy Milama Zang (11.15), Nigerian defending champion Damola Osayomi (11.22) and Nigeria’s Agnes Osazuwa (11.33) followed in that order.
“It was a genuine challenge fighting back from the set back inthe beginning of the race. I am glad I succeeded. Now I am going to focus my thoughts on the long jump, says Okagbare She is the Olympic bronze medal in the long Jump.
Gabon’s Zang who as fourth in 60m at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha Qatar was delighted at improving her national record by 0.04 seconds. “It is a privileged handing Gabon their first ever medal at these championships. I am positive this will not be the last medal I will win for Gabon,” Zang assured.
17th CAA AFRICAN SENIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, NAIROBI KENYA (28 July-01 August)
RESULTS
NOTE
Only results from events completed are included (no heats)
NR denote National Record
PB denotes Personal Best
DNS denotes Did Not Start
DISQ denotes Disqualified
MEN
100m (+1.9)
1 Ben Yousef Meite (Cote d’Ivoire) 10.08 PB; 2 Zakhari Aziz (Ghana) 10.12; 3 Simon Magakwe (South Africa) 10.14 PB; 4 Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud (Egypt) 10.18 PB/NR; 5 Egwero Ogho-Ogene (Nigeria) 10.26; 6 Aziz Ouhadi (Morocco) 10.26; 7 Obinna Metu (Nigeria) 10.31;8 Mouhamadou Lamine Niang (Senegal) 10.40
10000m
1 Wilson Kiprop (Kenya) 27:32.91; 2 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (Uganda) 27:33.37; 3 Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) 27:33.83; 4 Mathew Kisorio (Kenya) 2756.71; 5 Yakob Jarso Kintra (Ethiopia) 28:20.66; 6 Stephen Kiprotich (Uganda) 28:33.85; 7 Fabian Joseph (Tanzania) 2840.53; 8 Telemariam Medhin (Eritrea) 28:50.63; 9 Bernard Bizimana (Burundi) 30:01.78; 10 Daudi Joseph (Tanzania) 30:06.22; 11 Goumaneh Omar Doualeh (Djibouti) 31:53.08
20km Walk:
Long Jump
1 Khotso Mokoena (South Africa) 8.25(-2.40); 2 Ndiss Kaba Badji (Senegal) 8.10 (+3.30); 3 Stanley Gbagbeke (Nigeria) 8.06 (-2.4); 4 Mohammed Deifalla Gawy (Egypt) 7.89 (-0.5); 5 Issam Nima (Algeria) 7.84 (+0.4); 6 Momadou Cherif Dia (Mali) 7.73 (0.0); 7 Robert Martey Ghana) 7.67 (-1.40); 8 Samson Idiata (Nigeria) 7.51 (+0.6); 9 Elijah Kimitei (Kenya) 7.49 (-2.10); 10 Abdelhakim Mlaab (Morocco) 7.48 (–0.9); 11 Tera Langat (Kenya) 7.36 (-0.6); Ignisious Gaisah (Ghana) DNS
Discus
1 Omar Abdellatif El Ghazaly (Egypt) 59.30; 2 Yasser Fat Ibrahim Farag (Egypt) 58.71; 3 Victor Hogan (South Africa) 58.11; 4 Nabil Kiram (Morocco) 54.27; 5 Ali Khalifa (Libya) 54.10; 6 Abdelmoumene Bourakba (Algeria) 50.96; 7 Joshua Opondo (Kenya) 48.17; 8 David Limo (Kenya) 48.02; 9 Daniel Kimeli (Kenya) 44.09; 10 Kwabena Kenne (Ghana) 43.14; 11 Siegfried Luccioni (Gabon) 39.38; Frank elema Owaka (Congo Brazzaville) 38.56
Shot Put
Burger Lambrechts (South Africa) 18.63; 2 Rolief Potgieter 18.62; 3 Orazio Cremora (South Africa) 18.27; 4 Frank Elema Owaka (Congo Brazzaville) 15.90; 5 Mousssa Diarra (Mali) 14.68; 6 David Limo (Kenya) 14.55; 7 Richard Metet (Kenya) 13.98; 8 Vincent Tuikong (Kenya) 13.97; 9 Romainio Houndeladji (Benin) 13.60; Kwabena Keene (Ghana) 13.52
Hammer:
Decathlon
1 Lardi Bourrada (Algeria) 8,148 points; 2 Mouerad Souissi (Algeria) 7,818 PB: 3 Guillaume Thierry (Mauritius) 7,100; 4 Ali Kame (Madagascar) 7,072; 5 Washington Nyakundi (Kenya) 5,940; 6 Cornelius Rotich (Kenya) 5,523
WOMEN
100m (+1.8)
1 Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) 11.03; 2 Perennes Pau Ruddy Milama Zang (Gabon) 11.15 PB/NR; 3 Damola Osayomi (Nigeria) 11.22; 4 Agnes Osazuwa (Nigeria) 11.33; 5 Delphine Atangana (Cameroon) 11.43 PB; 6 Charlotte Menega Amombo (Cameroon) 11.71; 7 Mary jane Vincent (Mauritius) 11.71;8 Mariette Mien (Burkina Faso) 11.94
100m Hurdles (+.0.2)
1 Seun Adigun (Nigeria) 13.14; 2 Gnima Faye (Senegal) 13.67; Amina Ferguen (Algeria) 13.87; 4 Alyma Soura (Burkina Faso) 14.02; 5 Carole Made Kaboud Mebam (Cameroon) 14.16; Florence Wasike (Kenya) 14.21 NR; Beatrice Kambole (Burkina Faso) DNF; Rosina Amenebede (Ghana) Disq.
5000m
1 Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) 16:18.72; 2 Merseret Tola Defar (Ethiopia) 16:20.54; 3 Sentayehu Tamerat Ejigu (Ethiopia) 16:22.32; 4 Iness Chenonges (Kenya) 16:22.65; 5 Sule Utura (Ethiopia) 16:26.21; Esther Chemtai (Kenya) 16:29.25; 7 Zakia Mohamed Mrisho (Tanzania) 16:38.57; 8 Claudette Mukasakindi (Rwanda) 17:27.92; 9 Anatazia Msandai (Tanzanina) 17:28.48; 10 pauline Niyongere (Burundi) 18:07.53; 11 Simone Zapha (Seychelles 20:09.51
Pole Vault
1 Nisrin Dinar (Morocco) 3.70; 2 Laetitia Berthier (Burundi) 3.50; Sinali Alima Outtara (Cote d’Ivoire) 3.40; 4 Sonia Halliche (Algeria) 3.40; 5 Caro;ine Cherotich (Kenya) 3.00 PB/NR; 6 Minnie Langat (Kenya) 2.80 PB; 7 Priscilla Nasimiyu (Kenya) 2.40
Hammer
1 Amy Sene (Senegal) 64.11 PB/NR; 2 Farwa Hussein 62.36; 3 Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh (Togo) 57.94 PB/NR4 Fatine Oubourogaa (Morocco) 57.70; 5 Linda Benin (Ghana) 57.55 PB; 6 Amina Saada (Algeria) 57.20; 7 Zouina Bouzebra (Algeria) 55.85; Queen Obisesan (Nigeria) 54.03; 9 Bolanle Ogun (Nigeria) 53.51; 10 Sophia Nyakou (Togo) 52.97; 1Linda Ngendo Oseso (Kenya) 48.30; 12 Mafuta Conceis Dimaketa (Anogloa) 48.29; 13 Lucy Chemtaui Kibet 41.10; 14 Lucy Angyango Omondi (Kenya) 40.54
MEDAL TABLE
COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE
South Africa 2 1 3
Nigeria 2 0 2
Kenya 2 0 1
Algeria 1 1 1
Egypt 1 2 0
Senegal 1 2 0
Cote d’Ivoire 1 0 1
Morocco 1 0 0
Ethiopia 0 1 1
Burundi 0 1 0
Gabon 0 1 0
Ghana 0 1 0
Uganda 0 1 0
Mauritius 0 0 1
Togo 0 0 1
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Posted on July 29th, 2010 by Mark Ouma
From left Senegal’s Amy Sene Africa’s new women’s hammer throw champion edged out Egyptian defending champion Marwa Ahmed Hussein (second from left). Burger (1727) lead Rolie Potgierter (1285) and Orazio Cremora (1256) in a South African medal sweep in the men’s shot put. Left Kenya’s Wilson Kiprop (1740) leads Ugandan Moses Ndiemo Kipsiro (11.02) and Kenyan Geoffrey Mutahi (1767) in the sprint for the finish line in the men’s 10000m
Senegal’s Amy Sene stole the limelight on the opening day at the 17th African Senior Athletics Championships in the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi Kenya on Wednesday (28 July).
Women’s Hammer Throw
She set the championships alight with a Senegal national record of 64.11 in the hammer throw. Her previous record stood at 63.43m. In the process Amy brought to an end the winning streak of Egyptian defending champion Marwa Ahmed Hussein.
Besides holding the Africa record (68.48), Marwa has won the hammer throw at these championships in Brazzaville (2004), Mauritius (2006) and Addis Ababa (2008). This time she had to be content with silver medal courtesy of a modest 62.36m effort. Bronze medallist Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh established a new Togo national record of 57.94.
“It was a really uplifting experience when I took the lead from Marwa in the fourth round. She is great athlete and I feel all the hard work I put in training is paying off. ” says a delighted Sene.
She revealed what was behind her beaming smile. “I now look forwards to the honour of representing Africa with distinction at the Inter Continental Cup in (Split) Croatia next Month,” Sene declared.
Men’s 10000m
Back on the track, The Kenyan trio of Wilson Kiprop, Geoffrey Mutai, and Mathew Kisorio worked the crowd into a frenzy of excitement when midway through the race they broke away from the lead pack in the 10000m. For the next four laps it appeared ss though Kenya were set to win all three medal in the race.
Uganda’s 2006 Africa champion at these championships Moses Ndiemo Kipsiro, labour hard to close the gaps. He stuck to the back of Kenyan trio, responding in equal measure each time they executed a ‘fartlek’ to try and shake him off.
Unperturbed Kipsiro’s resilience the fans continued in their hilarious mood until Kisorio fell off the pace leaving Kipsiro to battle Mutai and Kiprop. Mutai lead until the bell when Kiprop surged ahead.
The Kenyans had read Kipsiro well as they injected pace at the start of the back straight to take out the sting in Kipsiro’s well known and effective finishing sprint. Kiprop held onto win in 27:32.91 as Kipsiro (27:33.37) piped Mutai (27:33.83) barely five metres from the finish line.
“We lead from the beginning and worked as a team knowing that it was in our hand to win Kenya’s first gold medal of these championships. Now I urge the rest of my teammates to come out here and follow the example we have set,” Kiprop declared.
Although he failed to repeat his gold medal winning feat at these championships in 2006, Kipsiro was satisfied with the outcome. “I thank God for what I have achieved. Beating Kenyans on home turf is difficult especially with that adoring crowd behind them” says Kipsiro. In contrast, fans witnessed the collapse of the expected Ethiopian challenge in the event lead by two time Olympic and World Cchampionships silver medallist Sileshi Sihine.
Men’s Shot Put
Coming out of retirement South African Burger Lambrechts steered a South African clean sweep of the medals in the men’s shot put. After trailing teammate Rolie Potgieter for most of the time, Lambrechts clinched the gold medal with a last round heave of 18.63m. It was enough to piped his teammate Rolie Potgeieter by one centimetres and former Africa Junior Champions Orazio Cremora (18.27).
Winner at this championship in 1998 in Dakar Senegal, Burger was over the moon with delight. “It is a great comeback after retiring for five years. I am 37 years, old and broken. So wining today brings back fond memories and makes me very happy,” says Lambrecht. He also won this event at the 2003 All Africa Games in Abuja Nigeria.
17th CAA AFRICAN SENIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, NAIROBI KENYA
RESULTS-DAYONE
NOTE
Only results from events completed are included (no heats)
NR denote National Record
PB denotes Personal Best
MEN
10000m
1 Wilson Kiprop (Kenya) 27:32.91; 2 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (Uganda) 27:33.37; 3 Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya) 27:33.83; 4 Mathew Kisorio (Kenya) 2756.71; 5 Yakob Jarso Kintra (Ethiopia) 28:20.66; 6 Stephen Kiprotich (Uganda) 28:33.85; 7 Fabian Joseph (Tanzania) 2840.53; 8 Telemariam Medhin (Eritrea) 28:50.63; 9 Bernard Bizimana (Burundi) 30:01.78; 10 Daudi Joseph (Tanzania) 30:06.22; 11 Goumaneh Omar Doualeh (Djibouti) 31:53.08
Shot Put
Burger Lambrechts (South Africa) 18.63; 2 Rolief Potgieter 18.62; 3 Orazio Cremora (South Africa) 18.27; 4 Frank Elema Owaka (Congo Brazzaville) 15.90; 5 Mousssa Diarra (Mali) 14.68; 6 David Limo (Kenya) 14.55; 7 Richard Metet (Kenya) 13.98; 8 Vincent Tuikong (Kenya) 13.97; 9 Romainio Houndeladji (Benin) 13.60; Kwabena Keene (Ghana) 13.52
WOMEN
Hammer
1 Amy Sene (Senegal) 64.11 PB/NR; 2 Farwa Hussein 62.36; 3 Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh (Togo) 57.94 PB/NR4 Fatine Oubourogaa (Morocco) 57.70; 5 Linda Benin (Ghana) 57.55 PB; 6 Amina Saada (Algeria) 57.20; 7 Zouina Bouzebra (Algeria) 55.85; Queen Obisesan (Nigeria) 54.03; 9 Bolanle Ogun (Nigeria) 53.51; 10 Sophia Nyakou (Togo) 52.97; 1Linda Ngendo Oseso (Kenya) 48.30; 12 Mafuta Conceis Dimaketa (Anogloa) 48.29; 13 Lucy Chemtaui Kibet 41.10; 14 Lucy Angyango Omondi (Kenya) 40.54
Heptathlon:
4×100m:
4×400m:
MEDAL TABLE
COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE
South Africa 1 1 1
Kenya 1 0 1
Senegal 1 0 0
Egypt 0 1 0
Uganda 0 1 0
Togo 0 0 1
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Posted on July 28th, 2010 by Mark Ouma
Confederation of Africa Athletics (CA) President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum says the Benin Athletics Federation have a month to secure their government’s written commitment to support the staging of the 2012 Africa Athletics Championships or else….
The Benin Athletics Federation have one month to secure government guarantee to host the 2012 Africa Senior Athletics Championships.
During the CAA Executive meeting in Dakar Senegal in 2007, Kenya piped Benin 10-9 to win the bid to host the 2010 Africa Championships which gets underway at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi today Wednesday ( 28 July).
Benin was granted the right to stage the 2012 event which comes prior to the London Olympics. Emerging for their executive meeting in Nairobi on Tuesday, CAA President Hamad Kalkaba Malboum says Benin Athletics federation should get government confirmation of their commitment to stage the event. This places one of the CAA Vice President Theophile Montcho, a former Benin Sports Minister in the spot.
“We have discussed with countries that have facilities to be on standby instead of putting those that need to buy equipment on notice. Benin have asked us for a month to get their government’s commitment confirmed,” Kalkaba disclosed.
“We are already in talks with countries that have the facilities already. We can only think of a place where they will not need to buy new equipment or make major adjustment,” Kalkaba explained. Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa are some of the possible alternative venues for the event.
Kalkaba disclosed Nairobi 2010 would be the most watched African Championships, with the competition to be aired in 165 countries. This is an improvement from the last championships in Addis Ababa Ethiopia in 2008 which was viewed in only 50 countries.
In a separate development, the Africa Youth Championships, Africa Cross Country Championships, and one-day meeting are now part of the CAA calendar of events. South Africa will stage the inaugural Africa Cross Country Championships.
CAA will lobby to have the current IAAF Challenge Meets in Dakar (Senegal) and Rabat (Morocco) upgraded and included in the IAAF Diamond League. None of the 14 Diamond League meeting this year takes place in Africa.
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Mohamed Khawaja fullfiled his date with Libyan athletics history. After his 400m victory the drama followed.
