Ghana wins bid to host 2026 African Athletics Championships

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Jun 24, 2024

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Ghana has won the bid to host the 2026 African Athletics Championships, Ghana Athletics announced on Saturday.

This was contained in a post on the Ghana Athletics official X account, formerly Twitter.

It stated, “Ghana Athletics wins the bid to host the 2026 African Athletics Championships in Accra. The Confederation of African Athletics has confirmed this in its Council Meeting in Douala, Cameroon.”

“Out of 15 countries that voted during the election for the next hosting right for the championship, Ghana obtained 12 votes. While the remaining votes went to Botswana.

Recall that Ghana hosted the 13th African Games in March this year. The country used the event to showcase its outstanding athletic facilities.

source: Xinhua/NAN

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