African Championships in Athletics
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The African Championships in Athletics is a premier continental track and field competition organized by the Confederation of African Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| African Championships in Athletics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10021860 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: African Championships in Athletics Context triple: [Kenya national athletics teams, participatesIn, African Championships in Athletics]
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A.
African Games
The African Games are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, bringing together athletes from across Africa to compete in a wide range of Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
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B.
African Nations Championship
The African Nations Championship is an international football tournament featuring national teams composed exclusively of players active in their domestic African leagues.
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C.
European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
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D.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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E.
African Super Cup
The African Super Cup is an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football that pits the winners of the CAF Champions League against the CAF Confederation Cup champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: African Championships in Athletics Target entity description: The African Championships in Athletics is a premier continental track and field competition organized by the Confederation of African Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Africa.
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A.
African Games
The African Games are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, bringing together athletes from across Africa to compete in a wide range of Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
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B.
African Nations Championship
The African Nations Championship is an international football tournament featuring national teams composed exclusively of players active in their domestic African leagues.
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C.
European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
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D.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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E.
African Super Cup
The African Super Cup is an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football that pits the winners of the CAF Champions League against the CAF Confederation Cup champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
athletics competition
ⓘ
continental athletics championship ⓘ |
| ageCategory | senior athletes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | African Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
athletics competitions in Africa
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continental championships ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | national teams and individual representation ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| discipline | track and field ⓘ |
| eventType |
combined events
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hurdles events ⓘ jumping events ⓘ long-distance events ⓘ men's events ⓘ middle-distance events ⓘ relay events ⓘ sprint events ⓘ throwing events ⓘ women's events ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstHostCity | Dakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHostCountry | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| geopoliticalScope | member federations of the Confederation of African Athletics ⓘ |
| governingBody | Confederation of African Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | CAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory |
men
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women ⓘ |
| hasMedalType |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| level | senior ⓘ |
| organizer | Confederation of African Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
African national teams
ⓘ
elite African athletes ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
continental athletics competition
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crowning African champions in athletics ⓘ |
| qualifyingRole | qualification opportunity for global athletics events ⓘ |
| recordKeepingBody | Confederation of African Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Africa ⓘ |
| relation | major continental championship alongside European, Asian, and Pan American athletics championships ⓘ |
| rotation | host city rotates among African countries ⓘ |
| scope | outdoor athletics ⓘ |
| shortName | African Athletics Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| timing | held in various months depending on host country and year ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | outdoor stadium ⓘ |
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Subject: African Championships in Athletics Description of subject: The African Championships in Athletics is a premier continental track and field competition organized by the Confederation of African Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Africa.
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