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2018 African Championships In Athletics
The 21st African Championships in Athletics was held in Asaba, Nigeria from 1 to 5 August 2018 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium. It was the second time that Nigeria hosted this competition. 800 athletes from 52 African countries participated. Medal summary Men Women † There was an error in the official results showing Ghizlane Siba as the winnerThis articleanthis photoshow that the gold was actually won by Erika Nonhlanhla Seyama of Swaziland, followed by Hoda Hagras of Egypt and Ariyat Dibow of Ethiopia. The medal table was adjusted to show this correction. A different view witthis articlefrom CAA as well athis photo Medal table References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 African Championships In Athletics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaba, Delta
Asaba is the capital city of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located at the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, and a metropolitan population of over half a million people. Asaba is well known for social activities and amenities such as hotels, clubs, cinemas, malls, event centre, etc. It holds a yearly program named Delta Yaddah which always hosts a series of gospel singers among others. Due to its large population, the crime rate is high. Pickpocketing, robbery, etc., are rampant. Because of the presence of foreigners in the state, the cost of living is high in Asaba. The Onitsha bridge is the boundary between Delta and Anambra state, as the bridge separates Asaba and Onitsha. Etymology Asaba is from the exclamation ''Ahabam'', meaning "I have chosen well", a quote from the Nnebisi, the founding father of Asaba. History The city of Asaba was once the colonial capital of the Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Korir
Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (born 15 June 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and 2022 World champion in the 800 metres. Korir won the silver medal in the event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics. As of November 2022 he was ranked as the sixth fastest athlete of all time over the 800 m, with a personal best of 1:42.05. Korir is a three-time Diamond League champion at the event. Career In 2013, athletics coach Brother Colm O’Connell, who was also based in Iten in Kenya, convinced Emmanuel Korir to switch from shorter sprints to the 400 metres. After 1:46.94 run in the finals of the 2016 Kenyan Championships, he was offered a scholarship at the University of Texas in El Paso, Texas in the USA. While at UTEP Miners, he was coached by the Olympic 800 m champion Paul Ereng. In January 2017, Korir set a indoor world record for the 600 metres. The same year, he left the UTEP for a professional running contract with Nike, Inc. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welington Zaza
Wellington Zaza (born 20 January 1995) is a Liberian hurdler who specializes in the 110 meters hurdles and the 400 meters hurdles. Zaza is the African junior record holder in the 110 metres hurdles. He broke that record at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He has also competed at a World Championships. Early life Zaza was born on 20 January 1995, a member of the Krahn tribe. Zaza's father had ties with the Samuel Doe government, and as such, after Doe was deposed, Zaza's father was made a political prisoner. In 1999, Zaza's mother was able to flee the Second Liberian Civil War and go to the United States. The same year, Zaza as refugee arrived in the Ivory Coast. Two years later, Zaza's mother returned, and was able to bring him and his siblings to the United States, where he came to live in West Philadelphia. In 2014, Zaza started to attend Auburn University, from which he graduated in 2017. Competition Zaza's debut at an international athletics competition wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyeniyi Abejoye
Oyeniyi Abejoye (born 16 January 1994) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter. He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 110 metres hurdles. At the 2019 African Games, he competed in the 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ..., winning a silver medal. He was a member of the Nigerian relay team that won a silver medal in the 2019 African Games. He won the 110-meters hurdles silver medal at the 2018 African Athletics Championships in Asaba. References External links * 1994 births Living people African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Alkana
Antonio Alkana (born 12 April 1990) is a South African hurdler. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the semifinals. In addition, he won the gold at the 2015 African Games. He also competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... His personal bests are 13.11 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.8 m/s, Prague 2017) which is the African record and 7.76 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Portland 2016). Competition record References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alkana, Antonio 1990 births Living people South African male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa Athletes from Cape Town Athletes (tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Toroitich
Timothy Toroitich (born 10 October 1991) is a Ugandan middle-distance and long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ... in Beijing, China. Personal bests *1500 metres: 3:46.95, Kampala, Uganda 02 June 2012 *5000 metres: 13:32.21, Rabat, Morocco, 09 June 2013 *10,000 metres: 27:21.09, London, Great Britain, 4 August 2017 *3000 metres steeplechase: 8:23.61, Brazzaville, Congo, 10 June 2012 *10 kilometres: 28:42, Birmingham, Great Britain, 30 April 2017 *12 kilometres: 33:48, Cape Town, South Africa, 17 May 2015 *Half marathon: 1:00:53, Lisbon, Portugal, 20 October 2019 References External links * 1991 births Living people Ugandan male long-distance runners Ugan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andamlak Belihu
Andamlak Belihu (born 20 November 1998) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, where he finished 10th with a time of 27:08.94. In 2019, he competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 5th place. Personal bests Outdoor *10,000 metres – 27:08.94 (London 2017) *Half marathon – 59:10 (New Delhi Half Marathon 2019) *Marathon - 2:06:40 ( Berlin Marathon 2022) Road *10 kilometres 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment ... – 27:48 (Ottawa 2018) References External links * 1998 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia 21st-century Ethiopian people { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemal Yimer
Jemal Yimer Mekonnen (born 11 September 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He placed fourth at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and finished fifth at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres. Yimer won the 10,000 m title at the 2018 African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria, and placed third in the event at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. He finished third at the 2021 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:10:38. Personal bests * 10,000 metres – 26:54.39 (Hengelo 2019) * 10 kilometres – 27:50 (Atlanta, GA 2022) * Half marathon – 58:33 (Valencia 2018) * Marathon – 2:08:58 (Boston, MA Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most ... 2022) * not legal References External links * 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemane Haileselassie
Yemane Haileselassie (born 21 February 1998) is an Eritrean male steeplechase runner. He is the national record holder at 8:22.52 minutes and represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He made his international debut at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed 23rd in the junior race and shared in the team junior bronze medals. A senior debut followed at the 2015 African Games and he placed sixth at the 3000 metres steeplechase. At the start of the 2016 outdoor season he ran an Eritrean national record of 8:22.52 minutes. He was the fastest entrant at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships but was unable to break the Kenyan streak, taking the silver medal behind Amos Kirui close to his personal best with 8:22.67 minutes. He represented Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed eleventh in the final. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getaneh Molla
Getaneh Tamire Molla (born 10 January 1994) is an Ethiopian male long-distance runner who competes over distances up to 10K. He was the gold medallist in the 5000 metres at the 2015 African Games. Geteneh's first success at national level came at the 2015 Ethiopian Athletics Championships where he won the 5000 m title. This earned him a spot on the national team for the 2015 African Games, where he became champion. In 2016 he won both the national title at the Jan Meda Cross Country and defended his 5000 m title at the track championships. He was outside the individual medals in international competition that year, taking sixth at the 2016 African Cross Country Championships and fourth at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. He did, however, lead the Ethiopian men's cross country team to bronze in the team event. He ended the year with a win at the Silvesterlauf Trier then opened the new year with another win at the Cross Ouest-France. Getaneh earned his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Zakayo
Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.Edward Pingua ZAKAYO Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08. In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the , where he took a silver medal over i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Musagala
Ronald Musagala (born 16 December 1992 in Iganga) is a Ugandan middle-distance and long-distance runner. At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, he bowed out in the semi-finals of the 800 metres. He finished eighth in the 800 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing but without advancing from the first round. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Musagala holds the national record in the 1500 metres. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 1:45.27 (Hengelo 2014) *1000 metres – 2:17.11 (Brussels 2014) *1500 metres – 3:30.58 (Monaco 2019) *Mile – 3:53.04 (Oslo 2021) *3000 metres - 7:44.78 (Ostrava 2018) *5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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