Excellent performance from the Mediterranean countries at the African Judo Championships held in Cape Town, South Africa.

Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt took the top three positions in the medal table between 28 countries, while Morocco was seventh.

Overall, the four Mediterranean countries won 36 medals in a total of 56 given to the event, with Algeria having four gold, four silver and five bronze medals. Tunisia won four gold, one silver and three bronze, Egypt three gold, three silver and four bronze, while Morocco won three silver and two bronze.

The team event has also evolved into a Mediterranean affair with Tunisia defeating Morocco in the final and becoming a champion, while the bronze medal went to Egypt and Algeria.

The Medals of the Mediterranean countries are as follows:

Men

-60 kg

1 DHOUIBI Fraj TUN

3 SADDIKI Younes MAR

3 RABAHI Salim ALG

-66 kg

1 ABDELMAWGOUD Mohamed EGY

2 BASSOU Imad MAR

3 ABELRAHMAN Ahmed EGY

-73 kg

1 NOURINE Fethi ALG

2 MOHYELDIN Mohamed EGY

-81 kg

1 ABDELAAL Mohamed EGY

2 BEN AMMAR Abdelaziz TUN

3 MOUTII Achraf MAR

3 MOHAMED Abdelrahman EGY

-90 kg

1 ABD EL AKHER Hatem EGY

2 BENAMADI Abderrahmane ALG

3 SNOUSSI Oussama Mahmoud TUN

Men -100 kg

1 BOUYACOUB Lyes ALG

2 DARWISH Ramadan EGY

+100 kg

2 BELREKAA Mohamed Sofiane ALG

3 WAHID Ahmed EGY

3 LILI Mohamed El Mehdi ALG

Women

-48 kg

2 MECEREM Hadjer ALG

3 BEDIOUI Oumaima TUN

-52 kg

2 IRAOUI Soumiya MAR

3 MOUSSA Meriem ALG

-57 kg

1 KHELIFI Ghofran TUN

2 ELZENAN Lamiaa EGY

3 HALATA Yamina ALG

-63 kg

1 BELKADI Amina ALG

2 BELATTAR Sofia MAR

-70 kg

1 LANDOLSI Nihel TUN

2 BELLAKEHAL Souad ALG

-78 kg

1 OUALLAL Kaouthar ALG

3 MZOUGUI Sarra TUN

+78 kg

1 CHEIKH ROUHOU Nihel TUN

3 ASSELAH Sonia ALG

3 SHAFIK Kariman EGY