Athletics at the 2023 African Games
| Athletics at the 2023 African Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Legon Sports Stadium |
| Dates | 18–22 March 2024 |
| Competitors | 571 from 46 nations |
Athletics at the 2023 African Games was held from 18 to 22 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1]
Medal table
* Host nation (Ghana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Ghana (GHA)* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | The Gambia (GAM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 | Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eritrea (ERI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Sudan (SSD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | 47 | 47 | 46 | 140 | |
Medal summary
Men
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Women
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Nigeria Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Patience Okon George Sikiru Adeyemi Omolara Ogunmakinju Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel* |
3:13.26 AR | Botswana Busang Kebinatshipi Lydia Jele Bayapo Ndori Obakeng Kamberuka Leungo Scotch* |
3:13.99 NR | Kenya David Sanayek Kapirante Maureen Thomas Kennedy Kimeu Muthoki Mary Moraa |
3:18.03 |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Participating nations
- Algeria (19)
- Angola (8)
- Benin (10)
- Burundi (7)
- Botswana (23)
- Burkina Faso (14)
- Central African Republic (2)
- Republic of the Congo (21)
- Ivory Coast (5)
- Cameroon (10)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
- Djibouti (6)
- Egypt (13)
- Equatorial Guinea (8)
- Eritrea (15)
- Eswatini (2)
- Ethiopia (87)
- Gabon (4)
- The Gambia (9)
- Ghana (36)
- Guinea (3)
- Guinea-Bissau (2)
- Kenya (51)
- Liberia (10)
- Libya (1)
- Lesotho (3)
- Madagascar (4)
- Malawi (2)
- Mali (8)
- Mauritania (2)
- Morocco (16)
- Mozambique (2)
- Namibia (21)
- Nigeria (44)
- Niger (2)
- Rwanda (1)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
- Senegal (11)
- Seychelles (7)
- Sierra Leone (12)
- South Africa (30)
- South Sudan (5)
- Somalia (1)
- Sudan (2)
- Zambia (14)
- Zimbabwe (11)
References
- ^ "African Games 2023: Know the venues for all 30 sporting disciplines". My Joy Online. 19 February 2024.
External links
- Results- 2023 edition official website
- World Athletics Results
- Results book
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