Athletics at the African Games
African Games event
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Athletics is an African Games event ever since the inaugural edition in Brazzaville, Congo, at the 1965 All-Africa Games, and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
Athletics | |
| First event | 1965  Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2023  Accra |
| Best |  Nigeria (NGR) |
Editions
| Games | Year | Host | Events | Best nation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Mixed | ||||
| I | 1965 | Brazzaville | 18 | 6 | N/a | Nigeria |
| II | 1973 | Lagos | 21 | 13 | N/a |  Kenya |
| III | 1978 | Algiers | 23 | 14 | N/a | Nigeria |
| IV | 1987 | Nairobi | 23 | 18 | N/a | Nigeria |
| V | 1991 | Cairo | 23 | 18 | N/a | Nigeria |
| VI | 1995 | Harare | 23 | 20 | N/a | Nigeria |
| VII | 1999 | Johannesburg | 23 | 22 | N/a | Nigeria |
| VIII | 2003 | Abuja | 23 | 22 | N/a | Nigeria |
| IX | 2007 | Algiers | 23 | 23 | N/a | Nigeria |
| X | 2011 | Maputo | 23 | 23 | N/a | Nigeria |
| XI | 2015 | Brazzaville | 23 | 23 | N/a | Nigeria |
| XII | 2019 | Rabat | 23 | 23 | N/a | Kenya |
| XIII | 2023 | Accra | 23 | 23 | 1 | Nigeria |
Events
Men's events
| Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Decathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Events | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
Women's events
| Event | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | Years | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 800 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1500 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 metres | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 metres hurdles | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 400 metres hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 metre track walk | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pentathlon | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Events | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal table
- Last updated after the 2023 edition. Excluding Para-Athletics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 138 | 118 | 73 | 329 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 90 | 97 | 85 | 272 |
| 3 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 49 | 50 | 55 | 154 |
| 4 |  South Africa (RSA) | 48 | 52 | 54 | 154 |
| 5 |  Algeria (ALG) | 29 | 37 | 38 | 104 |
| 6 | Ghana (GHA) | 28 | 35 | 31 | 94 |
| 7 |  Egypt (EGY) | 24 | 24 | 21 | 69 |
| 8 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 20 | 18 | 11 | 49 |
| 9 |  Senegal (SEN) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 53 |
| 10 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 15 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
| 11 |  Botswana (BOT) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 12 |  Uganda (UGA) | 12 | 12 | 21 | 45 |
| 13 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 14 |  Sudan (SUD) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 16 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 17 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 19 |  Mali (MLI) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 |  The Gambia (GAM) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 22 |  Eritrea (ERI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 24 |  Namibia (NAM) | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 25 |  Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 26 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 27 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 |  Liberia (LBR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 31 |  Benin (BEN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 |  Burundi (BDI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 |  Somalia (SOM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 |  Chad (CHA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 35 |  Swaziland (SWZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |  South Sudan (SSD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 |  Togo (TOG) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 38 |  Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 |  Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | 541 | 547 | 538 | 1,626 | |