East African Athletics Championships
# East African Athletics Championships

The East African Athletics Championships, also known as the Zone V Championships, was an international athletics competition between East African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). It was established in 1995, the same year as two other regional championships: the West and North African Athletics Championships and the African Southern Region Athletics Championships. The competition succeeded the East and Central African Championships as the premier regional athletics competition for the region. All the events at the championships were in outdoor track and field.

## Editions

| Edition | Year | City | Country |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1995 | Nairobi | Kenya |
| 2 | 2001 | Zanzibar City | Tanzania |
| 3 | 2003 | Zanzibar City | Tanzania |
| 4 | 2005 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia |
| 5 | 2021 | Kampala | Uganda |

## Events

The competition programme featured 32 regular athletics events: seven track running events, two obstacle events, three jumps, and four throws for both the sexes.

### Track running

* 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres

### Obstacle events

* 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase (men only)

### Jumping events

* High jump, long jump, triple jump

### Throwing events

* Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw (men only)

### Relay events

* 4 × 100 metres relay, 4 × 400 metres relay

Several events were held irregularly. Women did not compete in the steeplechase or hammer throw, and pole vault was not available as an event for either sex.

## Participation

* Ethiopia
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Uganda
