African Masters Athletics
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Sports competition
Genre
- Masters athletics
- sporting event
Frequencybiennial
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The African Masters Athletics (AFMA) is a regional body of World Masters Athletics, [1] responsible for organizing masters athletics championship competitions for athletes from the continent of Africa. It was founded on 12 May, 1994 as African Veterans Athletic Association (AVAA). [2] All athletes 35 years of age or older are eligible to compete. The biennial Championships are held in alternate years with the WMA Outdoor Championships.
| Edition | Year | Host city | Country | Dates |
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| 1 | 2000 | |||
| 2 | 2002 | |||
| 3 | 2004 | |||
| 4 | 2006 | |||
| 5 | 2008 | |||
| 6 | 2010 | |||
| 7 | 2012 | Johannesburg |  South Africa |
[3] |
| 8 | 2013 | Lagos |  Nigeria |
6 December – 7 December [4] |
| 9 | 2016 | Limbe, Cameroon |  Cameroon |
27 May – 29 May |
| 10 | 2017 | Abidjan |  Ivory Coast |
25 August – 27 August [5] |
| 12 | 2019 | Radès |  Tunisia |
6 February – 9 February |
| 13 | 2021 | Nairobi |  Kenya |
22 November – 27 November [6][7][8][9][10][11] |
| 14 | 2023 | Pretoria | South Africa |
16 November – 18 November |
References
- ↑ "Africa". WMA.
- ↑ "African Masters Athletics (AFMA)". Union of International Associations.
- ↑ Efe, Ben (October 17, 2012). "African athletics masters gear up for Nigeria 2013". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria.
- ↑ "African Masters Athletics Championships hold in Lagos". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. December 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Africa Champs 2017". WMA.
- ↑ "The 13th Edition Of Africa Masters Athletics Championship Nairobi 2021". Kenya Ministry of Sports, Culture & Heritage.
- ↑ "Masters team keen to defend African title on home soil". The Star. November 5, 2021.
- ↑ Ayodi, Ayumba (November 25, 2021). "Mukoswa, Koskei reign at Africa Masters". Nation. Nation Media Group.
- ↑ Nato, Wepukhulu (November 25, 2021). "World Military 'General' Mark Kiptoo Conquers Africa". Athletics News.
- ↑ Oyugi, Ochieng (November 28, 2021). "Kenya bag 160 gold medals at Masters". The Standard. Standard Group PLC.
- ↑ "13TH OPEN AFRICA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2021" (PDF). Athletics Kenya.
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