2026 African Athletics Championships

Host City Accra
Country GHA
Held 12 – 17 May 2026
Competitors 158
Countries 26

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 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 4 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Women — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 11 3
20 km Walk Women — Medal 3 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Women — Medal 4 4
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 400 m Relay Mixed — Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 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

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Emmanuel Eseme CMR Bradley Nkoana RSA Chidera Ezeakor NGR
200 m, Men Cheickna Traoré CIV Selepe Phaezel BOT Mihlali Xhotyeni RSA
400 m, Men Lee Eppie BOT Dennis Hove ZIM Leeford Zuze ZIM
800 m, Men Kelvin Loti KEN Imad Bouchajda MAR Alex Amankwa GHA
1,500 m, Men Luan Munnik RSA Tshepo Tshite RSA Brian Komen KEN
5,000 m, Men Dawit Seare ERI Mubin Haji ETH Laban Kiptoo Kosgei KEN
10,000 m, Men Kevin Chepsergon Chesang KEN Hagos Eyob ETH Silas Senchura KEN
110 m Hurdles, Men Badamassi Saguirou NIG Louis-François Mendy SEN Yousuf Badawy EGY
400 m Hurdles, Men Kemorena Tisang BOT Victor Ntweng BOT Wernich Van Rensburg RSA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Gemechu Godana ETH Salah Eddine Ben Yazide MAR Samuel Firewu Fiche ETH
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Ivory Coast CIV Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Zimbabwe ZIM Kenya KEN Morocco MAR
20 km Walk, Men Misgane Wakuma ETH Stephen Ndangiri Kihu KEN Yasin Abduselam Abdulwahab ETH
High Jump, Men Younes Ayachi ALG Matao Le Roux RSA Asbel Kiprop Kemboi KEN
Pole Vault, Men Valco Van Wyk RSA Boubacar Diallo MLI Dhiae Boudoumi ALG
Long Jump, Men Luvo Manyonga RSA Lys Mendy SEN Amath Faye SEN
Triple Jump, Men Amath Faye SEN Adel Cupidon MRI Yoann Awhansou BEN
Shot Put, Men Aiden Smith RSA Mostafa Amr Hassan EGY Billy Takougoum Kuitche CMR
Discus Throw, Men Ryan Williams NAM Lucien Wangba CMR Righardt Stander RSA
Hammer Throw, Men Mostafa Al-Gamel EGY Ahmed Youssef EGY Tshepang Makhethe RSA
Javelin Throw, Men Julius Yego KEN Ubang Ubang Abola ETH Douw Smit RSA
Decathlon, Men Nicolas Huys CIV Edwin Kipmutai Too KEN Morne Van As RSA
100 m, Women Herverge Kole Etame CMR Rosemary Chukwuma NGR Thelma Davies LBR
200 m, Women Maboundou Koné CIV Rosemary Chukwuma NGR Symone Darius LBR
400 m, Women Ajayeba Aliye ETH Obakeng Kamberuka BOT Florence Agyeman GHA
800 m, Women Msgana Hailu ETH Oratile Nowe BOT Samira Awali Boubacar NIG
1,500 m, Women Karabo More RSA Vivian Chebet Kiprotich KEN Souad El-Haddad MAR
5,000 m, Women Emeline Imanizabayo RWA Samiyah Hassan Nour DJI Ziyn Ayelegn ETH
10,000 m, Women Diana Wanza KEN Florence Niyonkuru RWA Asefu Abreha ETH
100 m Hurdles, Women Tobi Amusan NGR Ashley Miller ZIM Adaobi Tabugbo NGR
400 m Hurdles, Women Rogail Joseph RSA Dinedye Denis CIV Linda Angounou CMR
3,000 m Steeplechase, Women Diana Chepkemoi KEN Mercy Chepngeno KEN Almaz Johannis ETH
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Liberia LBR Ghana GHA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Ethiopia ETH Kenya KEN
20 km Walk, Women Wubalem Shugut ETH Silvia Kemboi KEN Souad Azzi ALG
High Jump, Women Kristi Snyman RSA Esther Obenewaa GHA Betselot Alemayehu ETH
Pole Vault, Women Ansume De Beer RSA Dorra Mahfoudhi TUN Tamer Reem
Talaya Vorster 		EGY
NAM
Long Jump, Women Nemata Nikiema BUR Marthe Koala BUR Marie-Jeanne Ourega CIV
Triple Jump, Women Saly Sarr SEN Liliane Potiron MRI Zinzi Xulu RSA
Shot Put, Women Colette Uys RSA Carine Mékam GAB Belinda Oburu KEN
Discus Throw, Women Nora Monie CMR Divine Oladipupo NGR Obiageri Amaechi NGR
Hammer Throw, Women Zahra Tatar ALG Sade Olatoye NGR Leandri Holtzhausen RSA
Javelin Throw, Women Aseel Osama EGY Arianne Duarte Morais CPV Jana Van Schalkwyk RSA
Heptathlon, Women Odile Ahouanwanou BEN Enya Pooler RSA Adèle Mafogang CMR
4 x 400 m Relay, Mixed Nigeria NGR Botswana BOT Kenya KEN