The first
African championships WHF(World Handcycling
Federation) Open of Handcycling took place during
the JAPHAF (Jeux de l’Avenir de la Personne
Handicapée d’Afrique) 2007 from 20-25 February 2007
in Nouakchott (Mauritania) and gathered not less
than 260 athletes of 13 different nations. 24
handcyclists were seen in classification, some of
them, unfortunately, could not take the departure of
the various races due to lack of material !
1st WHF African Championships 2007 Final Medal Table
1)Burkina Faso : 4 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
2)Niger : 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
3)Mali : 1 Bronze
4)Sénégal
5)Togo
6)Gambia
RESULTS:
Time Trial, 20 February 2007 :
HC C, 4.000m :
1) Tapsoba Yakouba (BUR) : 08.45.68
2) Djiro Souleymane (BUR) : 09.15.72
3) Abdoulaziz Amadou (NIG) : 09.43.15
4) Oumar Yoro Diallo (MLI) : 09.58.79
5) Bengaly Youssouf (MLI) : 09.59.54
6) Zorome Aly (Bur) : 10.00.68
7) Chaka Diallo (MLI) : 10.41.62
8) Oumar Abdou (NIG) : 10.56.59
9) Bawa Aliou (TOG) : 11.23.72
10) Sambali Adaou Wali (TOG) : 11.23.72
11) Bagagi Soumana (NIG) : 12.01.02
12) Blaise Raphaël (BEL, HC B)) : 12.54.74
13) Degolla Jean-Marie (BEL, HC B) : 13.42.12
Jarju Demba (GAM, HC B) : DNF
HC FC, 2.400m :
1) Zemba Salimata (BUR) : 06.43.94
2) Gassambe Mamou (BUR) : 06.45.06
3) Hamidou Fati (NIG) : 06.48.85
4) Coulibaly Mariam (MLI) : 07.06.27
5) Diatta Oulimata (SEN) : 08.06.04
6) Attisso Amele (TOG) : 08.14.50
Issoufou Fatima (NIG) : DNF
Criterium, 24 February 2007
HC C, criterium 45’ + 1 lap (1 lap = 920m) :
1) Tapsoba Yakouba (BUR) : 26 laps
2) Abdoulaziz Amadou (NIG) : 25 laps
3) Djibo Souleymane (BUR) : 25 laps
4) Bagagi Soumana (NIG) : 24 laps
5) Bagayoko Adama (MLI) : 24 laps
6) Oumar Yoro Diallo (MLI) : 23 laps
7) Bengaly Youssouf (MLI) : 23 laps
8) Chaka Diallo (MLI) : 23 laps
9) Kassoum Diarra (MLI) : 22 laps
10) Zorome Aly (BUR) : 22 laps
11) Tamboura Afo (MLI) : 20 laps
12) Degolla Jean-Marie (BEL) : 20 laps
13) Blaise Raphaël (BEL) : 17 laps
Sambali Adaou Wali (TOG) : DSQ
HC FC, criterium 30’ + 1 lap(1 lap = 920m) :
1) Zemba Salimata (BUR) : 14 laps
2) Hamidou Fati (NIG) : 14 laps
3) Coulibaly Marianne (MLI) : 14 laps
Gassambe Mamou (BUR) : 11 laps
Furhter infomation from:
http://www.japhaf.org/
