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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.
| 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 |
| 10 | 2017 | Abidjan |  Ivory Coast | 25 August – 27 August [5] |
| 12 | 2019 | Radès |  Tunisia | 6 February – 9 February |
| 13 | 2021 | Nairobi |  Kenya | 22 November – 27 November [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
| 14 | 2023 | Pretoria | South Africa | 16 November – 18 November |
Masters Athletics managed by World Masters Athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of 35 years of age and over organized by World Masters Athletics. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups. For international events the first age group is 35 to 39. Men as old as 105 and women in their 100s have competed in running, jumping and throwing events. Masters athletes are sometimes known as "veterans" and the European Masters Championships, for instance, is known as "Eurovets". This and other high level events including biennial World Championships cater largely to elite-level athletes, but many masters athletes are novices to athletics and enjoy the camaraderie offered by masters competition at the local, National and International level. Most National governing bodies for track and field hold annual Masters championships. Prestigious National meets such as the Penn Relays and the United States Olympic Trials put on exhibition events for top masters athletes. Masters athletics is growing Internationally with over 6000 athletes competing at recent World Championships. World; National and Regional records are maintained for each age group.
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World Masters Athletics (WMA) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of masters athletics – which includes track and field, cross country, and road running events – as participated by people over 35 years of age.
The World Masters Athletics Championships are the biennial championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of World Masters Athletics, formerly called the World Association of Veteran Athletes, for athletes 35 years of age or older. Masters athletes are divided into 5-year age groups.
1975 World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships is the first in a series of World Outdoor Championships.
1999 World Masters Athletics Championships is the thirteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Gateshead, England from 29 July to 8 August 1999. An official website was established for the first time in this series: http://www.gatesheadmbc.gov%5B%5D
1997 World Masters Athletics Championships is the twelfth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Durban, South Africa from 17 to 27 July 1997.
1993 World Masters Athletics Championships is the tenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Miyazaki, Japan from 7 to 17 October 1993.
1991 World Masters Athletics Championships is the ninth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Turku, Finland from 18 to 28 July 1991.
1989 World Masters Athletics Championships is the eighth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place from 27 July to 6 August 1989 in Eugene, Oregon, known as the "Track Capital of the World" and as TrackTown USA. Athletes from the Soviet Union participated for the first time in this series.
1987 World Masters Athletics Championships is the seventh in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Melbourne, Australia, from 28 November to 6 December 1987. The 4,000+ participating athletes made this the largest track and field meet in the world.
1985 World Masters Athletics Championships is the sixth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Rome, Italy, from June 22 to 30, 1985.
1981 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fourth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 7 to 14 January 1981. The turnout was better than expected, despite the remote location, though no Eastern European or third world nations were represented.
1979 World Masters Athletics Championships is the third in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Hannover, Germany, from 27 July to 2 August 1979.
2004 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the first in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships that were held following the success of both stadia and non-stadia World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships, This inaugural WMA Indoor Championships took place in Sindelfingen, Germany, from 10 to 14 March 2004.
2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the sixth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships. This sixth edition took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 25 to 30 March 2014.
2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the seventh in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships. This seventh edition took place in Daegu, South Korea, from 19 to 25 March 2017. This was the first Indoor Championships held in an odd-numbered year, to alternate with the Outdoor Championships that switched to even-numbered years in 2016.
2023 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the ninth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships. This ninth edition took place in Toruń, Poland, from 25 to 31 March 2023.
2022 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 24th in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Tampere, Finland, from 29 June to 10 July 2022.
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