2025 African Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Abeokuta
Country NGR
Held 16 – 20 July 2025
Competitors 104
Countries 16

Held jointly with the 2025 African Athletics U18 Championships.

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 0 2
10 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 1 1
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 1
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 1
400 m Women — Medal 3 1
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 8 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 5 3
10 km Walk Women — Medal 3 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 2 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women — Medal 2 3
4 x 400 m Relay Mixed — Medal 0 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 South Africa RSA 14 11 2 27
2 Nigeria NGR 10 5 8 23
3 Kenya KEN 5 6 5 16
4 Uganda UGA 4 1 3 8
5 Algeria ALG 3 6 5 14
6 Morocco MAR 3 3 3 9
7 Botswana BOT 3 0 2 5
8 Tunisia TUN 2 1 0 3
9 Egypt EGY 1 3 5 9
10 Burkina Faso BUR 0 2 2 4
11 Ethiopia ETH 0 1 2 3
12 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 1 2
13 Cameroon CMR 0 1 0 1
= Gabon GAB 0 1 0 1
= Ghana GHA 0 1 0 1
16 Ivory Coast CIV 0 0 3 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Clinton Owatinya KEN Karabo Letebele RSA Caleb John NGR
200 m, Men Justice Oratile BOT Sbongakonke Makhaza RSA Brian Okoth KEN
400 m, Men Justice Oratile BOT Ezekiel Asuquo NGR Victor Sampson NGR
800 m, Men Imad Bouchajda MAR Hamid Boutfidi MAR Alebe Sisay ETH
1,500 m, Men Jaouad Khchina MAR Owan Logorodi KEN Jacob Sande UGA
5,000 m, Men Denis Kipkoech KEN Osama Er-Radouani MAR Samuel Simba Cherop UGA
10,000 m, Men Samuel Simba Cherop UGA Ronald Ngetich KEN Edwin Elkana KEN
110 m Hurdles, Men Naeem Jack RSA Zehr Eddine Gasmi ALG Louaï Lamraoui ALG
400 m Hurdles, Men Njabulo Mbatha RSA Ali Berthe BUR Oseiwe Salami NGR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Brian Kande KEN Nicholas Ktum KEN Bilal Mahfoud MAR
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA Zimbabwe ZIM
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Botswana BOT South Africa RSA
10 km Walk, Men Rayen Cherni TUN Ziad Anis Hassan EGY Rayane Adouane ALG
High Jump, Men Clement Honourable NGR Leehandro Arendse RSA David Zella BUR
Pole Vault, Men Abderraouf Merah ALG Mohcene Guerfi
Elvis Hwata 		ALG
ZIM
Long Jump, Men Louaï Lamraoui ALG Temoso Masikane RSA Yassine Mririch MAR
Triple Jump, Men Temoso Masikane RSA
Shot Put, Men Hencu Lamberts RSA Wesley Badenhorst RSA Ammar Nadi EGY
Hammer Throw, Men Abdullah Hassan EGY Eben Jacobs RSA Adam Tamer Owis EGY
Javelin Throw, Men Ewald Jansen RSA Mohamed Bayoumy EGY Haithem Arafat ALG
Decathlon, Men Walid Touati ALG Mohcene Guerfi ALG Walid Fares Ghettas ALG
100 m, Women Chioma Nweke NGR Success Oyibu NGR Lou Yonan Chantal Djehi CIV
200 m, Women Success Oyibu NGR Chioma Nweke NGR Lucy Nwankwo NGR
400 m, Women Favour Onyah NGR Anita Enaruna NGR Toheebat Jimoh NGR
800 m, Women Nancy Jepgetich KEN Nesrine Abed ALG Saida El-Bouzi MAR
1,500 m, Women Nancy Chepkwurui UGA Sheila Chepngetich KEN Brenda Chekwemoi UGA
3,000 m, Women Bentalin Yeko UGA Tirhas Gebrehiwet ETH Joyline Chepkemoi KEN
5,000 m, Women Charity Cherop UGA Risper Cherop UGA Sharon Chepkemoi KEN
100 m Hurdles, Women Tumi Ramokgopa RSA Precious Uduvweghre NGR Malak Belhadi ALG
400 m Hurdles, Women Tumi Ramokgopa RSA Meryem Zahidi MAR Chidinma Innocent NGR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Women Anatasha Cheptoo Langat KEN Mercy Chepngeno KEN Sharon Chepkemoi KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR South Africa RSA Ivory Coast CIV
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR South Africa RSA Botswana BOT
10 km Walk, Women Imen Saii TUN Aya Zenikhri ALG Mona Ali Hussein ETH
High Jump, Women Mia Davel
Martha Nkosi 		RSA
RSA 		Hana Sakr EGY
Pole Vault, Women Ansume De Beer RSA Rasha Tawfik Syem EGY Reem Ahmed EGY
Long Jump, Women Prestina Ochonogor NGR Matsidiso Makgato RSA Awa Zongo BUR
Triple Jump, Women Nassima Belkhadar MAR Awa Zongo BUR Temoso Masikane RSA
Shot Put, Women Alicia Khunou RSA UNKNOWN CMR UNKNOWN NGR
Discus Throw, Women Alicia Khunou RSA Ghofrane Lahmaedi TUN Christie Loedolff RSA
Hammer Throw, Women Anje Holtzhausen RSA Kenza Falana GAB Yeanecives Atse CIV
Javelin Throw, Women Nicole Barnard RSA Carolyne Odwory KEN Peace Udochukwu NGR
Heptathlon, Women UNKNOWN NGR Manar Benaâmane ALG UNKNOWN EGY
4 x 400 m Relay, Mixed Nigeria NGR South Africa RSA Botswana BOT