African Games 2023

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Van Dyk  improved the GR in women's javelin by more than two meters (with a mark of 60.80m)

 

Not every day you see  winning a medal in javelin 

Edited March 20 by Olympian1010

[Jur 683]

2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Fekansa  beat Gathimba  in the men's 20km Race Walk. Definetly one of the more surprising results in athletics.

Results in RW are sooooo weird.

 

Gathimba and Fekansa were all km just one second apart one from the other, but according to results Fekansa had 3 warnings so he had to go 1 minute to the pit stop. But with the kilometre by kilometre results dosnt seem like he did.

[Olympian1010 7,980]

8 minutes ago, Jur said:

Results in RW are sooooo weird.

 

Gathimba and Fekansa were all km just one second apart one from the other, but according to results Fekansa had 3 warnings so he had to go 1 minute to the pit stop. But with the kilometre by kilometre results dosnt seem like he did.

They might not be final then, becuase the women's results are also a mess.

[Jur 683]

25 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

They might not be final then, becuase the women's results are also a mess.

They seems to be official cause the winner is receibing his gold medal in the live stream rigth now. But they are weird

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11 minutes ago, Jur said:

They seems to be official cause the winner is receibing his gold medal in the live stream rigth now. But they are weird

They have published an explanation for the women's 20km Race Walk results: https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_C67 OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION ENG_ATW092101.pdf

[Olympian1010 7,980]

Women's 20km Race Walk seems a bit cursed this cycle between the lap counting error here and the incorrect measurement at the Pan American Games 

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Brume  starts the women's long jump with a 6.92m. I believe that's the first she's jumped past the standard, so that should be a second athlete Nigeria in the event.

 

Edit: I can't find info on the wind, so mark that one with an asterisk for the time being.

Edited March 21 by Olympian1010

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 wins gold in women's football in packed stadium 

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1st medal and 1st gold for South Sudan in Women's Half Marathon by Loliha Atalena 

[Fer GUA 499]

3 hours ago, thepharoah said:

1st medal and 1st gold for South Sudan in Women's Half Marathon by Loliha Atalena 

Is it first medal ever in African Games for South Sudan? Too bad the was no Basketball at the African Games.