African Masters Athletics

African Masters Athletics
African Masters Athletics
Genre	Masters athletics; sporting event;
Frequency	biennial

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.

History

Edition	Year	Host city	Country	Dates
	2012	Johannesburg	South Africa	^[3]
	2013	Lagos	Nigeria	6 December – 7 December ^[4]
	2016	Limbe, Cameroon	Cameroon	27 May – 29 May [1]
10	2017	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	25 August – 27 August ^[5]
12	2019	Radès	Tunisia	6 February – 9 February [2]
13	2021	Nairobi	Kenya	22 November – 27 November ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] [3]
14	2023	Pretoria	South Africa	16 November – 18 November

References

External links

Official website

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