2026 African Championships in Athletics
International athletics championship event
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The 24th African Championships in Athletics was held in Accra, Ghana from 12 to 17 May 2026, at the Legon Sports Stadium. This was the first time the event took place in Ghana, although the country has previously hosted the 2023 African Games.[1]
| 2026 African Championships | |
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| Dates | 12–17 May |
| Host city |  Accra, Ghana |
| Venue | Legon Sports Stadium |
| Events | 45 |
2028 Gaborone → | |
Medal summary
Men
| Chronology: 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 |
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Women
| Chronology: 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Herverge Kole Etame Cameroon | 11.49 | Rosemary Chukwuma Nigeria | 11.49 | Thelma Davies Liberia | 11.51 |
| 200 metres |
Maboundou Koné Ivory Coast | 23.35 | Rosemary Chukwuma Nigeria | 23.59 | Symone Darius Liberia | 23.59 |
| 400 metres |
Ajayeba Aliye Ethiopia | 51.54 | Obakeng Kamberuk Botswana | 51.79 | Florence Agyeman Ghana | 51.87 |
| 800 metres |
Msgana Hailu Ethiopia | 1:59.02 | Nowe Oratile Botswana | 1:59.09 | Samira Awali Boubacar Niger | 1:59.63 |
| 1500 metres |
Karabo More South Africa | 4:15.40 | Vivian Chebet Kiprotich Kenya | 4:15.50 | Souad El Haddad Morocco | 4:16.00 |
| 5000 metres |
Emeline Imanizabayo Rwanda | 15:46.62 | Samiyah Hassan Nour Djibouti | 15:47.05 | Ziyn Ayelegn Ethiopia | 15:47.95 |
| 10,000 metres |
Diana Wanza Kenya | 31:33.26 | Florence Niyonkuru Burundi | 31:43.73 | Asefu Abreha Ethiopia | 31:45.91 |
| 100 metres hurdles |
Tobi Amusan Nigeria | 12.83 | Ashley Miller Zimbabwe | 13.24 | Adaobi Tabugbo Nigeria | 13.26 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Rogail Joseph South Africa | 54.73 | Dinedye Denis Ivory Coast | 55.15 | Linda Angounou Cameroon | 56.23 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Diana Chepkemoi Kenya | 9:29.18 | Mercy Koskey Chepngeno Kenya | 9:30.46 | Almaz Bude Ethiopia | 9:33.46 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Nigeria Rosemary Nwankwo Obi Jennifer Chukwuka Rosemary Chukwuma Miracle Ezechukwu | 42.94 CR | Liberia Destiny Smith-Barnett Symone Darius Chante Clinkscale Thelma Davies | 43.05 | Ghana Gladys Boateng Aishatu Jaffar Janet Mensah Janet Kwateng Darkoah | 44.85 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Nigeria Esther Okon Toheebat Jimoh Jecinta Lawrence Patience Okon George | 3:29.31 | Ethiopia Derartu Anota Banchalem Bikese Banchiayehu Tesema Ajayeba Aliye | 3:33.44 | Kenya [[]] Lanoline Aoko [[]] Hellen Syombua | 3:33.80 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Wubalem Shugut Ethiopia | 1:33:31 | Silvia Kemboi Kenya | 1:33:44 | Souad Azzi Algeria | 1:34:28 |
| High jump |
Kristi Snyman South Africa | 1.84 m | Esther Obenewaa Ghana | 1.81 m | Betselot Alemayehu Ethiopia | 1.75 m |
| Pole vault |
Ansume de Beer South Africa | 4.30 m CR, AU20R | Dorra Mahfoudi Tunisia | 3.70 m | Tamer Reem Egypt Talaya Vorster  Namibia | 3.50 m |
| Long jump |
Nemata Nikiema Burkina Faso | 6.76 m | Marthe Koala Burkina Faso | 6.75 m | Marie-Jeanne Ourega Ivory Coast | 6.70 m w |
| Triple jump |
Saly Sarr Senegal | 14.71 m | Liliane Potiron Mauritius | 13.94 m | Zinzi Xulu South Africa | 13.43 m |
| Shot put |
Colette Uys South Africa | 17.63 m | Carine Mékam Gabon | 16.71 m | Belinda Oburu Kenya | 16.39 m |
| Discus throw |
Nora Atim Monie Cameroon | 57.00 m | Divine Oladipupo Nigeria | 55.37 m | Obiageri Amaechi Nigeria | 53.32 m |
| Hammer throw |
Zahra Tatar Algeria | 69.82 m CR | Sade Olatoye Nigeria | 69.60 m | Leandri Holtzhausen South Africa | 66.99 m |
| Javelin throw |
Aseel Osama Abdel Hamid Egypt | 60.97 m AU20R, NR | Arianne Duarte Morais Cape Verde | 56.43 m | Jana van Schalkwyk South Africa | 54.36 m |
| Heptathlon |
Odile Ahouanwanou Benin | 5309 pts | Enya Pooler South Africa | 5255 pts | Adèle Mafogang Cameroon | 5227 pts |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Nigeria Ezekiel Asuquo Toheebat Jimoh Victor Sampson Patience Okon George | 3:16.44 | Botswana Leungo Scotch Kennekae Batisani Victor Ntweng Karabo Mantswenyane | 3:17.88 | Kenya Samuel Chege Waweru Lanoline Aoko Dennis Masika Mulongo Maureen Najala | 3:17.98 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Ghana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Niger (NIG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Eritrea (ERI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Ghana (GHA)* | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 45 | 45 | 46 | 136 | |
Participating nations
Algeria (10)
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt (16)
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia (50)
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana (Host)
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya (74)
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius (10)
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
