African Masters Athletics | |
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Frequency | biennial |
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 [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 |
African Masters Athletics | |
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Genre |
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Frequency | biennial |
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 [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 |