East African Athletics Championships | |
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Genre | outdoor track and field |
Frequency | biennial |
Venue | varies |
Participants | East African nations |
Organised by | Confederation of African Athletics |
The East African Athletics Championships, also known as the Zone V Championships, was an international athletics competition between East African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). It was established in 1995, [1] the same year as two other regional championships: the West and North African Athletics Championships and the African Southern Region Athletics Championships. [2] [3] The competition succeeded the East and Central African Championships as the premier regional athletics competition for the region. All the events at the championships were in outdoor track and field. [1]
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Nations | Athletes |
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1 | 1995 | Nairobi | Kenya | [1] | ||
2 | 2001 | Zanzibar City | Tanzania | [1] | ||
3 | 2003 | Zanzibar City | Tanzania | [1] | ||
4 | 2005 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | [1] | ||
5 | 2021 | Kampala | Uganda |
The competition programme featured 32 regular athletics events: seven track running events, two obstacle events, three jumps, and four throws for both the sexes. [1]
Several events were held irregularly. Women did not compete in the steeplechase or hammer throw, and pole vault was not available as an event for either sex. [1]
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 5000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Men's 110 metres hurdles
Men's 400 metres hurdles
Men's high jump
Men's long jump
Men's triple jump
Men's shot put
Men's discus throw
Men's hammer throw
Men's javelin throw
Men's 4 × 100 metres relayMen's 4 × 400 metres relay | Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1500 metres
Women's 5000 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's 110 metres hurdles
Women's 400 metres hurdles
Women's high jump
Women's long jump
Women's triple jump
Women's shot put
Women's discus throw
Women's javelin throw
Women's 4 × 100 metres relayWomen's 4 × 400 metres relay |
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