The 2011

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were held at the

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from 12 to 15 May. It was the tenth edition of the continental

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tournament for

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n athletes aged 19 years or younger. Over 700 athletes from 28 countries announced their desire to participate in the event over four days of

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competitions, which featured 22 events from men and 22 events for women.

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topped the medal table with thirteen

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and silver medals.

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and

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both won six events, while

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and

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rounded out the top five. Seventeen nations reached the medal table at the competition.

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was a double gold medallist for Morocco, winning both the men's long and triple jump competitions. Namibian thrower Charlene Engelbrecht won both her country's medals with runner-up performances in the shot put and discus. Among the other medallists, Uganda's

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took an 800 m/1500 m double, including a Ugandan record in the latter event. The women's Egyptian record in the high jump was broken by Besnet Moussad Mohamed, who won gold.

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of Ethiopia improved the African record to win the women's 5000 m walk. Her teammate Magiso Manedo excelled in the sprints: she won the 400 m, set an Ethiopian record to take the 200 m silver medal and anchored the

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team to another national record and the bronze medal. Outside of the medallists, strong performances came from javelin fourth-placer Adriaan Beukes, who broke the Botswana record, and Phumlile Ndzinisa of Swaziland ran Swazi records in the 200 m and 400 m finals. Further to this, Egypt's Hamada Mohamed (fourth in the 800 m) set an Egyptian junior record.Jalava, Mirko
AfrC Gaborone BOT 12 - 15 May
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participation

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References

;IAAF reports *Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-13)

IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. *Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-14)

IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. *Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-15)

IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. *Jalava, Mirko (2011-05-16)

IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-16. ;Results

from Timetronics *Jalava, Mirko

Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-05-16.

External links

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