All African Games: the 8th All African Games were still on in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, by the time we were going to press. We bring you here some of the highlights of the Games--in pictures.Nigeria's Patience Okoro on her way to the heptathlon heptathlon: see under decathlon. heptathlon Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. gold. Ethiopia's Kutre Dulecha Kutre Dulecha (born August 22, 1978 in Sidamo) is a middle distance runner from Ethiopia. She mainly competes in 1500 metres, where she set a world junior record in 1997. She became world indoor champion in 2004, Ethiopia's first ever women's 1,500 m medalist at the championships. shows her joy after winning the womenis 1500m gold. Roger Milla, Cameroon's football legend, carries away the 12 gold medals won by his handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). team that represented Cameroon Above: DRCongo (in blue) vie with Cote d'Ivoire in the handball Above right: Jacob Isaac displays the wrestling gold he won for Nigeria Right: South Africa's Joyce Kerry won gold in gymnastics (beam) Below right: The Kenyans--Ezekial Komboi (centre), Joel Chelimo (right) and Paul Koech take a victory lap after sweeping the men's 3000m steeplechase steeplechase Either of two distinct sporting events: (1) a horse race over a closed course with obstacles, including hedges and walls; or (2) a footrace of 3,000 m over hurdles and a water jump. Below: Egypt's Ahmed Saad Noura with her gold in gymnastics (artistic dance) |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion