| 2024 African Championships | |
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| Dates | 21–26 June |
| Host city |  Douala, Cameroon |
| Venue | Japoma Stadium Sports Complex |
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| Events | 45 |
The 23rd African Championships in Athletics was held in Douala, Cameroon from 21 to 26 June 2024, at the Japoma Stadium Sports Complex. This was the second time the event took place in Cameroon, after they previously hosted the event in 1996. Over 800 athletes from 49 African countries competed at the championships. [1]
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 4 × 400 metres relay |  South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Shirley Nekhubui Mthi Mthimkulu Miranda Coetzee | 3:13.12 CR NR |  Nigeria Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Ella Onojuvwevwo Dubem Nwachukwu Patience Okon George | 3:13.72 |  Botswana Leungo Scotch Obakeng Kamberuka Bayapo Ndori Galefele Moroko | 3:15.93 |
* Host nation (Cameroon)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 |  Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 |  Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Liberia (LBR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Senegal (SEN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Ghana (GHA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gambia (GAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Cameroon (CMR)* | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 |  Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malawi (MAW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 45 | 46 | 43 | 134 | |
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