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2018 African Championships In Athletics – Women's 5000 Metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 2 August in Asaba City, Asaba, Nigeria. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:5000 2018 African Championships in Athletics 5000 metres at the African Championships in Athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's. The event is almost the same length as the dolichos race held at the Ancient Olympic Games, introduced in 720 BCE. World Athletics keeps official records for both outdoor and indoor 5000-metre track events. 3 miles The 5000 metres is the (slightly longer) approximate m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 City
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 Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellen Obiri
Hellen Onsando Obiri (born 13 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is a two-time Olympic 5000 metres silver medallist from the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she also placed fourth over the 10,000 metres. She is a two-time world champion after winning the 5000m in 2017 and again in 2019, when she set a new championship record. Obiri also took bronze for the 1500 metres in 2013 and silver in the 10,000m in 2022. She won the 3000 metres race at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, claimed silver in 2014, and placed fourth in 2018. She holds the Kenyan national records for the mile, 3000 metres both out and indoors, and 5000 metres events. Obiri won the women's race at the 2019 World Cross Country Championship. She places fifth in the half marathon on the world all-time list. She was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017. Career Obiri gained her first international experience at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senbere Teferi
Senbere Teferi (born 3 May 1995) is an Ethiopian professional middle- and long-distance runner who competes mainly in the 1500 metres and cross country running. She was the silver medallist at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships and won medals on the track and World Youth and World Junior levels. Career Born Senbere Teferi Sora, she won her first international medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, placing second in the 1500 m to Kenya's Faith Kipyegon. She rose to the top of the national scene with a 1500 m win at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships.Negash, Elshadai (14 May 2012)Driba and Endris impress at Ethiopian Champs IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-28. She took a prominent scalp in the form of Tiki Gelana at the Women First 5K in Addis Ababa in March 2012. At the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics she achieved a personal best of 4:08.28 minutes in the 1500 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meskerem Mamo
Meskerem Mamo Haile (born 13 April 1999) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She was the 2017 African U20 Championships gold medalist in the 5000 metres, and she was the Ethiopian U20 record holder in the women's 3000 metres from 2018 to 2023. Biography Meskerem's first international medal came at the 2017 African U20 Championships, where she won the title over 3000 m runner-up Sandra Chebet. The following year at the 2018 Diamond League season opener in Doha, she ran a time of 8:33.63 for 3000 metres. It stood as an Ethiopian U20 record until it was broken by Aynadis Mebratu with a time of 8:30.99 in September 2023. Later that year she won the bronze medal at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics in the 5000 m. In 2018, Meskerem was selected as a finalist for the IAAF World Athlete of the Year Rising Star award. She was one of two Ethiopians nominated for the award, which was won by Sydney McLaughlin. In 2019, Meskerem won the women's Northern Ireland Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawi Feysa
Hawi Feysa (born 1 February 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running. At the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won the silver medal in the Junior women's race, finishing behind Letesenbet Gidey. Feysa placed fourth in the women's 5000 metres at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics. In June 2019, she was runner-up to Caster Semenya in the 2000m at the Meeting de Montreuil, achieving a new personal best of 5:38.66. In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. She finished in 17th place. At the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, she won the silver medal in the women's 5000 metres. She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk (born 3 May 1997) is a Kenyan female long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the women's senior race at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships. Rengeruk is the former 3000 metres World Under-18 champion and World U20 Championship silver medallist. In September 2022, Rengeruk was banned for 10 months commencing April of that year due to the use of hormone therapy drug. Career Rengeruk had her first successes in 2013, winning the Kenyan youth trials race before beating Ethiopia's Berhan Demiesa to take the 3000 metres title at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The following year she placed fifth in the junior race at the African Cross Country Championships, sharing in the team gold. She pre-fixed a win at the Kenyan junior trials with a 3000 m best of 8:53.41 minutes on her IAAF Diamond League debut in Doha. At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, however, she was outdone by American home athlete Mary C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminat Olowora
Aminat is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Aminat Adeniyi (born 1993), Nigerian wrestler * Aminat Yusuf Jamal (born 1997), Nigerian-born Bahraini athlete {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
