The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from, 28 July to 1 August 2010.
2010 African Championships | |
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Dates | 28 July – 1 August |
Host city | Nairobi, Kenya ![]() |
Venue | Nyayo Stadium |
Events | 44 |
Participation | 587 athletes from 46 nations |
Records set | 6Championship records |
The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time. Previously two major athletics events have been held in Kenya, namely 1987 All-Africa Games and 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
The championships were awarded to Kenya at the April 2007 Confederation of African Athletics Congress in Dakar, Senegal.[1]
The event was originally scheduled to be held from April 28 to May 2, 2010, but due to delayed preparations the event was moved forward.[2] The Moi International Sports Centre was initially set to become the host venue,[3] but it was later changed to the smaller Nyayo Stadium.[4]
Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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Chronology: 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 |
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* Host nation (Kenya)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Kenya (KEN)* | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
3 | South Africa (SAF) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
4 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
5 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
7 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
10 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Lesotho (LES) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Libya (LBA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
17 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | DR Congo (COD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |