The women's 200 metres event at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics was held on 15 and 16 May in Accra, Ghana.Results at World Athletics
Results Heats Held on 12 May. First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.Wind:Heat 1: -2.4 m/s, Heat 2: -3.1 m/s, Heat 3: -1.2 m/s, Heat 4: -2.4 m/s, Heat 5: -2.8 m/s, Heat 6: -2.4 m/s, Heat 7: -3.5 m/s, Heat 8: -2.3 m/s Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Nyimasata Jawneh 23.61 Q 2 4 Maboundou Koné 23.67 Q 3 7 Rosemary Chukwuma 23.70 Q 4 3 Kayla La Grange 23.86 Q 4 7 Symone Darius 23.86 Q 6 8 Chigozie Rosemary Nwankwo 23.96 Q 7 8 Maram Mahmoud Ahmed 24.07 Q 8 4 Isatou Sey 24.18 Q 9 6 Niddy Mingilishi 24.21 Q 10 5 Gorete Semedo 24.22 Q 11 5 Aude Bogui 24.23 Q 12 5 Joviale Mbisha 24.23 q 13 2 Milcent Ndoro 24.26 Q 14 7 Ajayeba Aliye 24.35 q 15 8 Edna Ngandula 24.38 q 16 2 Janet Mensah 24.41 Q 17 6 Asimenye Simwaka 24.47 Q 18 6 Magnifique Umutesiwase 24.47 q 19 6 Karabo Mantswinyane 24.48 q 20 2 Lucia Moris 24.49 q 21 7 Aishatu Jaffar 24.51 q 22 5 Saly Safietou Faboure 24.54 q 23 7 Elodie Malessara 24.58 24 3 Destiny Smith-Barnett 24.61 25 6 Dawa Ange Ella Klah 24.70 26 3 Winfrida Makenji 24.77 27 2 Jade Nangula 24.78 28 1 Maimouna Badji 24.85 Q 28 4 Bineta Sall 24.85 30 2 Samukeliso Ndebele 24.86 31 1 Gladys Boateng 24.88 Q 32 1 Lillian Owako 24.92 33 4 Monica Akullu 24.93 34 5 Marie Lydia Oceanne Moirt 24.97 35 4 Angelique Abberley 24.98 36 3 Madjo Doumbia 25.00 37 8 Bongiwe Mahlalela 25.09 38 2 Salamatou Halidou Hassane 25.21 39 8 Elos Devine Kandomba 25.57 40 7 Ruth Mutale 25.60 41 5 Goodness Ayi 25.62 42 4 Elsiane Adjinda 25.95 43 4 Luciana Lopes 26.09 44 1 Silvanilda Gomes 26.10 45 1 Alba Mbo Nchama 26.62 46 6 Eugenie Sandy 27.44 47 1 Esther Mayadjim Mingueyam 29.93 1 Ndawana Haitembu 2 Emmy Hosea Saulo 2 Jennifer Obi Chukwuma 3 Selamawit Kokeb 3 Katlego Kaisara 4 Claudine Njarasoa 5 Lone Madzimule 5 Herverge Kole Etame 6 Amélie Anthony 8 Natacha Ngoye 8 Eunice Kadogo
Semifinals Held 12 May. First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.Wind:Heat 1: -1.5 m/s, Heat 2: -1.5 m/s, Heat 3: -2.4 m/s Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Rosemary Chukwuma 23.24 Q 2 2 Maboundou Koné 23.26 Q 3 3 Nyimasata Jawneh 23.58 Q 4 2 Maram Mahmoud Ahmed 23.61 Q 5 3 Symone Darius 23.67 Q 6 2 Niddy Mingilishi 23.74 q 7 2 Joviale Mbisha 23.98 q 8 2 Karabo Mantswinyane 24.00 9 1 Isatou Sey 24.15 Q 10 3 Chigozie Rosemary Nwankwo 24.16 11 1 Aishatu Jaffar 24.19 12 1 Gorete Semedo 24.24 13 1 Aude Bogui 24.25 13 3 Lucia Moris 24.25 15 2 Janet Mensah 24.26 16 1 Ajayeba Aliye 24.34 17 1 Milcent Ndoro 24.39 18 3 Magnifique Umutesiwase 24.50 19 3 Kayla La Grange 24.54 20 1 Saly Safietou Faboure 24.55 21 2 Maimouna Badji 24.61 22 3 Asimenye Simwaka 24.85 23 3 Gladys Boateng 25.46 2 Edna Ngandula
Final Held on 13 MayWind: Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 6 Maboundou Koné 23.36 5 Rosemary Chukwuma 23.60 23.590 4 Symone Darius 23.60 23.592 4 7 Nyimasata Jawneh 23.68 5 3 Maram Mahmoud Ahmed 24.06 6 1 Joviale Mbisha 24.32 7 2 Niddy Mingilishi 24.34 8 Isatou Sey
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