Host city Porto Novo, Benin Events 44 | Date(s) 27 June – 1 July Records set Championship records | |
Main stadium Stade Charles de Gaulle Participation 569 athletes from
47 nations | ||
The 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June to 1 July 2012. It was the first time that Benin had hosted the event.
Contents
Medal table
Host nation
Participating nations
A total of fifty countries and 816 athletes have stated their intention to take part in the competition – a record high. There were, however, numerous non-starters with some countries like Tanzania or Eritrea not sending any athletes after all and the actual number of participants was about 569 from 47 countries, numbers comparable to last few editions.
References
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