Amina Belkadi won one of three golds for hosts Algeria today at the African Judo Championships in Oran ©Getty Images

Algeria, historically the most successful nation at the African Judo Championships, is making its experience tell as it hosts the event in Oran, winning three of the five golds available on day two.

Having seen home judoka Faiza Aissahine win the women’s under-52 kilograms title on the opening day, the hosts were able to celebrate further triumphs today in the men’s under-73kg, women’s under-57kg and women’s under-63kg categories.

Messaoud Dris took gold in the men’s under-73kg after beating compatriot Houd Zourdani in the final, with bronzes going to Morocco’s Hassan Doukkali and Aleddine Ben Chalbi.

The women’s under-57kg title went to Yamina Halata, who beat Christianne Legentil in the final, with South Africa’s Jasmine Martin and Ivorian Zouleiha Dabonne winning bronzes.

Two-time African champion Amina Belkadi lived up to her top seeding in the women's under-63kg class, beating Morocco’s Sarah Harachi in the final as Cameroon’s Audrey Biock and Meriem Bjaoui of Tunisia took bronze.

Morocco’s Achraf Moutii won the men’s under-81kg, beating Tunisia’s Wajdi Hajji in the final as bronze medals went to Algeria’s Aghiles-Imad Benazoug and Abdelrahman Abdelghany of Egypt.

Tunisia’s Nihel Landolsi beat home judoka Souad Bellakehal in the women’s under-70kg final, with bronze medals going to Angola’s Maria Niangi and Zita Biami of Cameroon.

Algeria lead the medal table with four out of six golds so far.

The African Judo Championships are scheduled to take place until Sunday (May 29).