Back بطولة إفريقيا لألعاب القوى 2008 Arabic Leichtathletik-Afrikameisterschaften 2008 German Yleisurheilun Afrikan-mestaruuskilpailut 2008 Finnish Championnats d'Afrique d'athlétisme 2008 French Campionati africani di atletica leggera 2008 Italian Afrikamesterskapet i friidrett 2008 NB Mistrzostwa Afryki w Lekkoatletyce 2008 Polish Campeonato Africano de Atletismo de 2008 Portuguese Чемпионат Африки по лёгкой атлетике 2008 Russian
| 2008 African Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April – 4 May |
| Host city | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  |
| Venue | Addis Ababa Stadium |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 543 athletes from 42 nations |
The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. It was the first time in its then 29-year history the African Championships in Athletics were held in Eastern Africa, despite the region's well-documented success in long-distance running.
In the men's 100 m, Nigerians Olusoji Fasuba and Uchenna Emedolu repeated the places from the 2006 edition. On April 30, there was a 35-minute delay to the men's 10,000 metres due to weather, but the Ethiopians dominated the podium and the race, with the missed absence of world champion Kenenisa Bekele.