The 15th
African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...
were held in
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at
Stade Germain Comarmond in
Bambous,
Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the
African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...
were hosted in Mauritius, the first was in 1992.
Many world-class runners were competing, but in terms of the field events the standard was poor. In addition, some of those, especially the throwing events, had very few participants as African federations cannot afford to send large teams.
Men's results
Track
* Many sources (including the IAAF) list the lead off runner as
Grace Ebor, a female Nigerian middle-distance runner. This is incorrect as the lead off runner was actually
Peter Emelieze.
Career Highlights
. Peter Emelieze. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.
Field
Women's results
Track
Field
Medals table
Participating nations
* (20)
* (8)
* (13)
* (7)
* (4)
* (11)
* (1)
* (3)
* (1)
* (1)
* (7)
* (3)
* (14)
* (4)
* (23)
* (2)
* (20)
* (36)
* (2)
* (10)
* (6)
* (1)
* (8)
* (33)
* (25)
* (6)
* (6)
* (32)
* (4)
* (5)
* (20)
* (14)
* (1)
* (2)
* (53)
* (2)
* (4)
* (2)
* (12)
* (4)
* (4)
* (4)
See also
*2006 in athletics (track and field)
The following events in the sport of athletics took place in 2006:
Championships
* March: 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series)
* March: 2006 Commonwealth Games
* April: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country ...
References
;Day reports
*Ouma, Mark (2006-08-07)
Mauritius expects star studded African Championships - Preview
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
*Ouma, Mark (2006-08-10)
Bekele and Gaisah victorious - two titles for Egypt - African Champs Day One
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
*Ouma, Mark (2006-08-11)
Defar defeats Dibaba; Van Zyl surges to victory – African Champs Day Two
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
*Ouma, Mark (2006-08-12)
Kenyan wins by Kipsiele Koech, Kiptum, Kipchirchir - African Champs Day Three
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
*Ouma, Mark (2006-08-13)
South Africans steal the show - African Championships report - Day Four
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
*Ouma, Mark (2006-08-14)
Anim and Kipchirchir complete doubles in Mauritius - African Champs Final Day
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
External links
Full results
Confederation of African Athletics
Association Mauricienne d'Athlétisme amateur
Official results report
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African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...
African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...
African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...
African Championships in Athletics
African Championships in Athletics, 2006
Bambous, Mauritius
Athletics in Mauritania
African Championships in Athletics
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organised ...