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African Masters Athletics
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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.

History

Edition Year Host city Country Dates
2012 Johannesburg   South Africa [3]
2013 Lagos   Nigeria 6 December – 7 December [4]
2016 Limbe, Cameroon   Cameroon 27 May – 29 May [1]
10 2017 Abidjan   Ivory Coast 25 August – 27 August [5]
12 2019 Radès   Tunisia 6 February – 9 February [2]
13 2021 Nairobi   Kenya 22 November – 27 November [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [3]
14 2023 Pretoria   South Africa 16 November – 18 November

References

  1. ^ "Africa". WMA.
  2. ^ "African Masters Athletics (AFMA)". Union of International Associations.
  3. ^ Efe, Ben (October 17, 2012). "African athletics masters gear up for Nigeria 2013". Vanguard. Vanguard Media Limited.
  4. ^ "African Masters Athletics Championships hold in Lagos". Vanguard. Vanguard Media Limited. December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Africa Champs 2017". WMA.
  6. ^ "The 13th Edition Of Africa Masters Athletics Championship Nairobi 2021". Kenya Ministry of Sports, Culture & Heritage.
  7. ^ "Masters team keen to defend African title on home soil". The Star. November 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Ayodi, Ayumba (November 25, 2021). "Mukoswa, Koskei reign at Africa Masters". Nation. Nation Media Group.
  9. ^ Nato, Wepukhulu (November 25, 2021). "World Military 'General' Mark Kiptoo Conquers Africa". Athletics News.
  10. ^ Oyugi, Ochieng (November 28, 2021). "Kenya bag 160 gold medals at Masters". The Standard. Standard Group PLC.
  11. ^ "13TH OPEN AFRICA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2021" (PDF). Athletics Kenya.

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