Algeria competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. On 17 August, judo events began two days before the opening ceremony on the first day, Algeria achieved 9 medals, including two gold medals by Wail Ezzine in weight 66 kg and Faïza Aissahine in weight 52 kg. On the second and last day were content with only two medals silver and bronze.
Zambia competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Zambia won one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals and the country finished in 24th place in the medal table.
Chad competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, four bronze medals were won and the country finished 36th in the medal table.
The men's 100 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26 and 27 August in Rabat.
The women's 100 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26 and 27 August in Rabat.
The men's 400 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26, 27 and 28 August in Rabat.
The women's 400 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26, 27 and 28 August in Rabat.
The men's 800 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26, 27 and 28 August in Rabat.
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2019 African Games was held on 27 and 28 August in Rabat.
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26 and 27 August in Rabat.
The women's 800 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26 and 27 August in Rabat.
São Tomé and Príncipe competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The men's 200 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 29 and 30 August in Rabat.
The women's 200 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 29 and 30 August in Rabat.
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2019 African Games was held on 29 and 30 August in Rabat.
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2019 African Games was held on 28 and 29 August in Rabat.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2019 African Games was held on 27 and 28 August in Rabat.
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 29 and 30 August in Rabat.
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 29 and 30 August in Rabat.
Ethiopia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country's participation in Tokyo marked its fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1956, having missed three occasions due to joining the African (1976), Soviet (1984), and North Korean (1988) boycotts. In the 2020 summer Olympics Ethiopia didn't have its best year. It had declined its former glory of 4 Olympic gold medals in the 2000 summer Olympics to just 1 Olympic gold medal in the 2020 summer Olympics. Because of this, the prime minister tweeted by saying he wasn't disappointed even winning a bronze. Showing how Ethiopia has a high standard of exceptions for the Olympics as no.1 winner for gold Olympic medals.
