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African Masters Athletics
Genre	Masters athletics sporting event
Frequency	biennial

The African Masters Athletics (AFMA) is a regional body of World Masters Athletics, 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). 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.

African Masters Athletics Championship

Edition	Year	Host city	Country	Dates
1	2000
2	2002
3	2004
4	2006
5	2008
6	2010
7	2012	Johannesburg	South Africa
8	2013	Lagos	Nigeria	6 December – 7 December
9	2016	Limbe, Cameroon	Cameroon	27 May – 29 May
10	2017	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	25 August – 27 August
12	2019	Radès	Tunisia	6 February – 9 February
13	2021	Nairobi	Kenya	22 November – 27 November
14	2023	Pretoria	South Africa	16 November – 18 November

References

1. "Africa". WMA.
2. "African Masters Athletics (AFMA)". Union of International Associations.
3. Efe, Ben (October 17, 2012). "African athletics masters gear up for Nigeria 2013". Vanguard. Vanguard Media Limited.
4. "African Masters Athletics Championships hold in Lagos". Vanguard. Vanguard Media Limited. December 4, 2013.
5. "Africa Champs 2017". WMA.
6. "The 13th Edition Of Africa Masters Athletics Championship Nairobi 2021". Kenya Ministry of Sports, Culture & Heritage.
7. "Masters team keen to defend African title on home soil". The Star. November 5, 2021.
8. Ayodi, Ayumba (November 25, 2021). "Mukoswa, Koskei reign at Africa Masters". Nation. Nation Media Group.
9. Nato, Wepukhulu (November 25, 2021). "World Military 'General' Mark Kiptoo Conquers Africa". Athletics News.
10. Oyugi, Ochieng (November 28, 2021). "Kenya bag 160 gold medals at Masters". The Standard. Standard Group PLC.
11. "13TH OPEN AFRICA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2021" (PDF). Athletics Kenya.

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