Athletics at the 2002 African Military Games

The athletics competition at the 2002 African Military Games was held from 24–26 April 2002 at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

[1] The hosts, Kenya, were dominant at the competition, winning seventeen of the 26 gold medals on offer, including all but three of the track titles.

Multiple world cross country medallist Paul Malakwen Kosgei was beaten to the 10,000 metres gold by John Cheruiyot Korir – a situation that was reversed at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics later that year.

IAAF World Cross Country Championships participants Restituta Joseph, Anna Ndege and Olympian Nebiat Habtemariam were other globally established athletes to medal at the Africa Military Games.

[1] The most successful athletes in the competition were Jacinta Wambui and David Kirui, both of Kenya and both winners of a 200 metres/400 metres sprint double.