African Athletics

Kenya’s Jonathan Muya Ndiku and Mercy Cherono win gold medal on the opening day at the Africa Junior Championships in Bambous Mauritius on Thursday.

AFRICA JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS ,Thursday 30 July

Germain Commarmand Stadium

Bambos Mauritius

FULL RESULTS

NOTE

Only result of events that were completed (no heats)

MEN

3000m Steeplechase

1 Jonathan Muya Ndiku (Kenya ) 8:28.83; 2 Stephen Kiprotich (Kenya) 8:35.97; 3 Legesse Lemesso Lemesso (Ethiopia) 8:39.53; 4 Desta Alemu Mokona (Ethiopia) 8:44.40); 5 Ahmed Khiat (Algeria) 9:37.57; 6 Mohgammed Lamine Mahcene (Algeria) 10:03.05; 7 Lucas Bothabutle (South Africa) 10:35.81

Long Jump

1 Alaeddin Ben Hassine (Tunisia) 7.67 (+2.4); 2 Ali Bouguesba (Algeria) 7.52 (+2.0); 3 Luvo Manyonga (South Africa) 7.49 (+1.6); 4 Dylan Cotter (South Africa) 7.47 (+2.1); 5 Newton Kip’Ngeno (Kenya) 7.17 (+0.9); 6 Mungwari Lionel (Zimbabwe) 9.98 (+2.6); 7 Darison Emilien (Mauritius) 6.11 (+1.6)

WOMEN

3000m

1 Mercy Cherono (Kenya) 8:54.96; 2 Etenesh Diro Neda (Ethiopia) 9:09.22; 3 Tsaga Gela Reta (Ethiopia) 9:25.31; 4 Valentine Kipketer (Kenya) 9:38.34; 5 Neheng Khattakla (Lesotho) 10:18.77; 6 Idah Phorisa (Botswana) 10:20.32:

Discus

1 Lindie Liebenberg (South Africa) 43.24; 2 Estelle Louis (Mauritius) 34.93; 3 Aurelie Thesee (Mauritius) 31.04

 

MEDAL TABLE

COUNTRY    GOLD             SILVER                      BRONZE

Kenya              2                      1                      0

South Africa   1                      0                      1

Tunisia             1                      0                      0

Ethiopia           0                      1                      2

Mauritius         0                      1                      1

Algeria              0                      1                      0

Filed under: 2009 Africa Junior Championships