Africa and the Gulf at the First Games on African Soil

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Africa and GCC medals by day

In the newsroom

Facts on African and GCC athletes, reported from the IOC newsroom, Olympics.com, federations, NOCs and national news agencies. Headlines and wording are our own; every story credits and links to its source. New Dakar 2026 stories from the Podium Pursuit Newsroom and results from the nation channels appear here automatically.

African Medal Table

GCC Medal Table

Every African and GCC medal

The performances that made history

National firsts, records and standout runs by African and GCC athletes, each confirmed by a federation, NOC or the IOC.

African and GCC entries still to come

Times in Dakar (GMT) and Cape Town (SAST, GMT+2). Blank fields mean the detail is not published yet.

Medals, finals and top-five places

Firsts, as stated by a federation, NOC or the IOC

How young the African and GCC teams are

Ages as published by the federation, NOC or IOC (swimming: World Aquatics age at the Games). No birth dates are shown. Team entries count once.

Age breakdown by nation