African Athletics Championships DAY 2: Ethiopia Tops Medals Count with Victory in the Women’s 5,000 m
Meselech Melkamu of Ethiopia clinched the gold medal beating the World and Olympic champion Meseret Defar by one fifth of a second.
RANK SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1. ETHIOPIA 2 2 1 5 NIGERIA 2 2 1 5 3. EGYPT 2 2 - 4 4. 1 1 2 4 5. ALGERIA 1 - 1 2 6. TUNISIA 1 - - 1 GUINEA 1 - - 1 RANK NAME NAT 1. Meselech MELKAMU ETH 15:49.81 2. Meseret DEFAR ETH 15:50.19 3. Grace MOMANYI KEN 15:50.19 4. Belaynesh FEKADU ETH 15:50.49 100 m- MEN FINAL RANK NAME NAT 1. Olusoji FASUBA NIG 10.10 2. Uchenne EMEDOLU NIG 10.21 3. Hannes DREYER RSA 10.24 100 m- WOMEN FINAL RANK NAME NAT 1. Damola OSAYOMI NIG 11.22 2. Vida ANIM GHA 11.43 3. Delphine ATANGANA CAM 11.46 110 m- HURDLE WOMEN FINAL RANK NAME NAT 1. Fatmata FOFANAH GUE 13.10 2. Toyin AUGUSTUS NIG 13.12 3. Carole M. KABOUD ME BAM CAM 13.52