| African Youth Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date | midyear |
| Frequency | biennial |
| Inaugurated | 2013 |
| Organised by | Confederation of African Athletics |
TheAfrican Youth Athletics Championships is a biennial continentalathletics competition for African athletes, organised by theConfederation of African Athletics. First held in 2013, it is ayouth category event open to athletes aged fifteen to seventeen in the year of competition.[1]
The competition was the third continental athletics competition to be created for that age level, following in the steps of theSouth American andOceanian events. Its proposal, coming at a similar time as that for theEuropean Athletics Youth Championships, marked a growing interest in international competition for younger people.[2][3]
| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of events | No. of athletes | Leading nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Warri | 28–31 March | Warri Township Stadium | 36 | |||
| 2 | 2015 | Reduit | 23–26 April | Maryse Justin Stadium | 38 | 350 | ||
| 3 | 2019 | Abidjan | 16–20 April | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 39 | |||
| 4 | 2023 | Ndola | 29 April – 3 May | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium | 41 | |||
| 5 | 2025 | Abeokuta | 16–20 July | MKO Abiola Sports Complex | 41 |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.47A(−1.6 m/s) | Werner Bezuidenhout | 30 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Ndola, Zambia | [4] | |||||||||||||||
| 200 m | 20.52(±0.0 m/s) | Sinesipho Dambile | 19 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [5] | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 46.01A | Samuel Uchenna Ogazi | 30 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Ndola, Zambia | [6] | |||||||||||||||
| 800 m | 1:46.54 | Guirreh Abdo Razakhassan | 20 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [7] | |||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 3:41.96 | Robert Biwott | 29 March 2013 | 2013 Championships | Warri, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 7:56.29 | Davis Kiplangat | 25 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Moka, Mauritius | [8] | |||||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 13.26 | Phenyo Miyen | July 2025 | 2025 Championships | Abeokuta, Nigeria | [9] | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 51.36A | Matodzi Ndo | 3 May 2023 | 2023 Championships | Ndola, Zambia | [10] | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 5:35.47 | Takele Bikila Tadese | 17 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [11] | |||||||||||||||
| High jump | 2.10 mA | Luke van der Merwe | 29 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Ndola, Zambia | [12] | |||||||||||||||
| Long jump | 7.41(−0.4 m/s) | Muchine Khoua | 24 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Moka, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 15.70 mA(−0.1 m/s) | Precious Ugo Irivi | 2 May 2023 | 2023 Championships | Ndola, Zambia | [13] | |||||||||||||||
| Shot put (5 kg) | 20.89 m | Burger Lambrechts jr | 24 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Moka, Mauritius | [14] | |||||||||||||||
| Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 64.88 m | Werner Visser | 23 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Moka, Mauritius | [15] | |||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw (700 g) | 74.71 m | Chinekerem Nnadji | 19 April 2019 | 2019 Championships | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | [16] | |||||||||||||||
| Octathlon | 5363 pts | Bryan Tonta | 23 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Moka, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||
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| 10,000 m walk | 46:09.53 | Pierre Vermaak | 26 April 2015 | 2015 Championships | Moka, Mauritius | [17] | |||||||||||||||
| Swedish relay | 1:53.35 | Ebrima Camara Alieu Joof Sonko Alagie Keita Tijani | 31 March 2013 | 2013 Championships | Warri, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||