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The 2013 African Youth Athletics Championships were the first edition of the biennial athletics competition for African athletes aged fifteen to seventeen, It was held in Warri, Nigeria from 28–31 March. A total of 40 events were originally scheduled but only 36 went ahead, 17 for boys and 19 for girls.〔(2013 Calendar ). Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.〕 The Warri Township Stadium in Nigeria's Delta State underwent significant renovation for the competition. The stadium was expanded to accommodate an international standard track and field and the installation of a Timetronics EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement) system was the first of its kind in the country. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Delta State Governor, urged further use of the stadium for national and international events, as well as underlining the importance of good facilities to assist future generations of Nigerian athletes to attain an elite standard.〔(Uduaghan Decries Underutilisation of Warri Stadium ). ThisDayLive (2013-03-28). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.〕〔(26/03/2013 AYAC 2013: Warri ready for Africa – Uduaghan ). CAA (2013-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.〕 The girl's pole vault competition was cancelled as there were only two entrants and the walk events were rescheduled to take place as road, instead of track, events.〔(28/03/2013 African Youth Championships Day 1 : preview : changes in the program ). CAA (2013-03-28). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.〕 The South African delegation was absent due to a lack of funds to attend to the event.〔(26/03/2013 1st African Youth Championships, Warri 2013 ). CAA (2013-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.〕 The boy's hammer throw, 400 metres hurdles and pole vault were not contested despite some entries.〔(31/03/2013 Full results of the 1st African Youth Championships ). Confederation of African Athletics (2013-03-31). Retrieved on 2013-09-14.〕 Nigeria topped the medals table with twelve gold medals and 33 medals overall (after doping disqualifications. The next most successful countries were Egypt (eight golds and 16 in total) and Ethiopia (26 medals, seven of them gold). Kenya placed fourth with five golds and eleven medals. Sixteen nations reached the medal table. Egyptian discus thrower Amira Khaled Mohammed was the first ever gold medallist of the championships. Nigeria was dominant in the sprint events, while Egypt performed best in the throwing events.〔Minshull, Phil (2013-03-31). (Kenya's Chepwogen, Jepkemei and Biwott impress at African Youth Champs ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-14.〕 Divine Oduduru and Adewunmi Deborah Adewale of Nigeria completed 100/200 metres sprint doubles in the boy's and girl's sections, respectively. Kenyan Robert Biwott claimed both boy's middle-distance titles. His teammates Edwin Melly and Daisy Jepkemei achieved the same feat of winning the steeplechase and being runner-up in the 3000 metres. Egypt had the top two places in the boy's shot put and discus events as Mohamed Magdi Hamza and Sherif Adel Salem Ahmed gained a gold and a silver each. Uruemu Theophilus Ejovi won an unusual medal combination by taking bronze in the high jump and triple jump disciplines.〔 Several athletes at the competition went on to win medals at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics held that July. Biwott won the world 1500 m youth title, Hamza was a shot put bronze medallist and Daisy Jepkemei won the world youth steeplechase silver medal. ==Medal summary== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013 African Youth Athletics Championships」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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