Imad Bouchajda
At the 2026 African Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 23 March 2007 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:45.15 (2026) 1500m: 3:45.27 (2026) |
Medal record | |
Imad Bouchajda (born 23 March 2007) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. He was the silver medalist over 800 metres at the 2026 African Championships and the gold medalist at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 2025, he won the 800 metres at the African U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria, with a time of 1:49.17.[2]
In April 2026, he won the gold medal in the 800 metres and the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the Arab U20 Athletics Championships, in Tunis.[3][4] In May, he won the silver medal in the 800 metres final at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, finishing behind Kelvin Loti of Kenya and ahead of home runner Alex Amankwah.[5][6] Later that month, he ran a personal best 1:45.15 for the 800 metres at the 2026 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the 2026 Diamond League.[7]
On 8 August, he won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA, winning in a sprint finish in 1:44.64 ahead of Daniel Williams of Australia. It marked Morocco’s first ever gold medal in the distance at the championships.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Imad Bouchajda". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "2025 African U20 Athletics Championships". Athletics Podium. Jul 16, 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Moroccan athletes shine with 17 medals at Arab U20 Athletics Championship in Tunis". 28 April 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "U20 Athletics: Morocco tops Arab Championships with 36 medals". cnom.org. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Kelvin Loti Claims Second Gold at 2026 African Championships as Kenya Post Mixed Results Across Events". Pulsesports. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Historic firsts define opening days of African Championships in Accra". World Athletics. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Italy break world U20 mixed 4x100m record to get gold in Oregon". worldathletics.org. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
World U20 Champions in men's 800 metres | |
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