The 2024 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the 18th iteration of the event and took place on May 3–6 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Both senior and junior titles were contested.[1][2][3]
The competition served as qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[4][5]
Medal winners
Senior
Junior
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | |||
| Team |  EgyptMazen Aly Mazen Baraka Ziad Bekhit Ahmed Hassan Yahia Zakaria |
 South AfricaCody Alexander Kadin Chester Keagan Klopper Sibusiso Zulu |
 MoroccoAbdelkabir Elhiba Abdelmalek Belhaj Amine Es Salehy Soufiane Laqhel Zakaria Yaqouti |
| All-around | Yahia Zakaria
|
Ahmed Hassan
|
Kadin Chester
|
| Floor Exercise | Kadin Chester
|
Ziad Bekhit
|
 Taha Akermi
|
| Pommel Horse | Ahmed Hassan
|
Ziad Bekhit
|
Kadin Chester
|
| Rings | Ziad Bekhit
|
Mazen Baraka
|
Kadin Chester
|
| Vault | Sibusiso Zulu
|
Mazen Aly
|
Yahia Zakaria
|
| Parallel Bars | Yahia Zakaria
|
Ziad Bekhit
|
Sibusiso Zulu
|
| Horizontal Bar | Mazen Aly
|
Yahia Zakaria
|
Keegan Klopper
|
| Girls | |||
| Team | Egypt Jana Ahmed Mayane Elbanna Goudy Khalifa Dana Khalil Youmna Mohamed |
South Africa Syan du Preez Lily Hayes Jessica Rautenbach Keira Sawry Karmia van Jaarsveldt |
Morocco Houda Kabil Lina Idzim Marwa Ballil Niama Faiz Sara Hadouz |
| All-around | Dana Khalil
|
Goudy Khalifa
|
Syan du Preez
|
| Vault | Dana Khalil
|
Syan du Preez
|
Lily Hayes
|
| Uneven Bars | Goudy Khalifa
|
Syan du Preez
|
Dana Khalil
|
| Balance Beam | Goudy Khalifa
|
Dana Khalil
|
Syan du Preez
|
| Floor Exercise | Syan du Preez
|
Dana Khalil
|
Youmna Mohamed
|
Medal table
Combined
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 21 | 21 | 5 | 47 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 4 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Women
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Olympic berths
The top eligible male and female gymnasts earned an Olympic berth to the 2024 Olympic Games.[4] Omar Mohamed and Jana Mahmoud, both from Egypt, claimed these spots.[6]
Participating nations
Algeria did not send any athletes due to the Ministry of Youth and Sports not receiving approval to participate. This was due to the ongoing conflict of RS Berkane football club wearing jerseys that displayed the Moroccan map along with its disputed Southern Provinces.[7]
This was the first time Chad's women's national gymnastics team competed at an international event.[8][9]
References
- ^ "18th African Championships – Marrakech MAR". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "2024 African Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "2024 African Championships Junior Results". The Gymternet. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b "the African Championship qualifying for the Olympic Games". Visit Marrakesh.
- ^ "Gymnastics SA". gymnasticssa.co.za. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ @gymnastics (May 6, 2024). "Double delight! 🇪🇬🇪🇬 Jana Mahmoud and Omar Mohamed have their tickets to #Paris2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Algeria withdraws from African Gymnastics Championship in Morocco". Yabiladi. April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Guía para seguir los Campeonatos de África 2024" [Guide to follow the 2024 African Championships]. Gimnastas.net (in Spanish). May 1, 2024.
- ^ "A story of determination". International Gymnastics Federation. May 8, 2024.