2016 East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | 28–29 April |
Host city | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
The 2nd East and Central Africa Junior Athletics Championships was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 28 to 29 April 2016.
At the championships, Kenyan athletes won 13 gold medals to defend their team title. [1] [2]
Chronology: 2013 | 2016 |
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Chronology: 2013 | 2016 |
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* Host nation (Tanzania)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Kenya (KEN) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
2 | Uganda (UGA) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
4 | Zanzibar (ZAN) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
5 | Tanzania (TAN)* | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
6 | Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
7 | Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
South Sudan (SSD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
10 | Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (10 entries) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |
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