The athletics competitions at the 2018 African Youth Games in Luanda, Angola was held between 24 and 27 July at the José Armando Sayovo Sports Complex. The competition served as the qualification for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics set to take place in November 2026 in Dakar, Senegal.
Medal summary Boys 100 metres 10.67 10.76 10.78200 metres 20.88 21.47 21.66400 metres 47.66 47.77 48.23800 metres 1:53.30 1:56.15 1:56.731500 metres 3:52.01 3:53.16 3:54.093000 metres 8:02.06 8:03.14 8:26.52110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) 14.08 14.28 14.64400 metres hurdles (84.0 cm) 53.54 55.20 56.012000 metres steeplechase 5:39.6 5:42.0 5:43.0 Medley relay Oghenerunor GowonEmmanuel AkoloDavid UdohEsan Solomon Tosin 1:53.13 Micah AfricaJayden FourieEmil ElsJaydon Fairlie 1:53.44 Buba BayoMusa Kujabi?Modou Lamin Touray 1:56.535000 metres track walk 21:34.00 23:28.57 24:15.69High jump 1.95 1.90 1.950Long jump 7.59 7.18 6.76Triple jump 15.22 14.78 14.46Shot put (5 kg) 19.80 18.92 15.53Discus throw (1.5 kg) 63.99 60.78 55.46Hammer throw (5 kg) 69.15 32.26 Not awardedJavelin throw (700 g) 69.39 56.90 56.87
Girls 100 metres 11.77 12.12 12.27200 metres 23.95 25.38 26.01400 metres 55.16 56.74 58.22800 metres 2:07.9 2:08.4 2:09.11500 metres 4:26.1 4:28.4 4:36.43000 metres 9:32.71 9:40.80 9:41.89100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.33 14.66 14.94400 metres hurdles 60.15 61.37 61.502000 m steeplechase 6:33.92 6:41.17 7:04.25 Medley relay Mariam Jegede AdefunkeMiracle EzechukwuFaith EzechukwuJacinter Lawrence 2:12.64 Isabella GunterOluchi NdubuezeMegan NiemanSkyler van Dyk 2:17.15 2:19.185000 m track walk 24:00.01 25:46.00 26:29.93High jump 1.75 = 1.70 1.55Long jump 6.26 6.00 5.60Triple jump 12.14 11.90 11.87Shot put (3 kg) 16.98 15.50 14.22Discus throw 46.30 43.30 42.62Hammer throw (3 kg) 49.92 49.29 48.63Javelin throw (500 g) 49.89 45.76 36.43
Medal table
References
Results Results at Tilastopaja