Africa

Ethiopian World 10,000m record-holder Kenenisa Bekele wins, Former 800m champion Maria Mutola misses gold, as South Africa won the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Kenya and South Africa sweep the medals in the men’s 3000m steeplechase and the women’s high jump today, Day three, at the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.

World Indoor 60m champion Olusoji Fasuba of Nigeria retains his African 100m crown and Ethiopian Meselech Melkamu defeated World champion Meseret Defar for the first time in the 5000m at the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia top the medals table at the end of day one of the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa, despite the absense of three-time 10000m champion, and defending champion Kenenisa Bekele.

In her determination to halt the spiral fall in the standard of athletics at all levels, Olympic medallist, Falilat Ogunkoya, yesterday began a revolution by sponsoring a three-day championship to discover new talents. Ogunkoya told Nigeria's Guardian newspapers OLUKAYODE THOMAS why she embarked on the project.