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Mabel Akande
Akande in 2025
Personal information
Full nameMabel Oluwayemisi Akande
NationalityBritish
Born (2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 (age 19)
Lincoln, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 7.24 s (Sheffield, 2026)
100 m: 11.18 s (Birmingham, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Tampere100 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Tampere4x100m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Port of Spain4x100 m relay

Mabel Oluwayemisi Akande (born 5 September 2006) is a British sprinter. She came third at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 metres. She was a silver medalist at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships over 100 metres.[1]

Biography

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From Lincolnshire, Akande is of Nigerian descent.[2] She is a member of Lincoln Wellington Athletic Club.[3][4] In 2023, she was selected for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Trinidad and Tobago where she won a silver medal as part of the English 4 × 100 m relay team.[5][6]

In February 2024, she became national under-20 champion and set a new personal best for the 60 metres, with a time of 7.26 seconds.[7][8] That month, and still aged 17 years-old, she came third at the senior British Indoor Athletics Championships in the 60 metres, running 7.32 in the final in Birmingham.[9]

In May 2024, she won the 100 metres at the Loughborough International in a personal best time of 11.52 seconds.[10] She ran 11.53 seconds in the semi-finals of the 100 m at the British Athletics Championships in Manchester on 29 June 2024. She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[11]

She finished runner-up to Amy Hunt over 60 metres at the Keely Klassic on 15 February 2025, in a time of 7.28 seconds.[12] In July 2025, she won the title over 100 metres at the England U20 Championships in Birmingham with a wind-assisted time of 11.30 seconds (+3.3) after a wind-legal 11.36 in the semifinal.[13][14] She was named in the British team for the 100 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, winning her 100 metres semi final in 11.48 (-0.2 m/s) before winning the silver medal in the final behind Kelly Doualla of Italy, with 11.41 (-0.1).[15][16] She also anchored the British women's 4x100m relay team to the silver medal running alongside Nell Desir, Kaya Slater and Lucy Tallon to finish in 43.98 seconds.[17][18] In October 2025, she was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[19]

In February 2026, Akande finished runner-up to Ewa Swoboda over 60 metres at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting Dortmund, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze meeting, running 7.25 seconds.[20] The following week, Akande qualified for the final of the 60 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 14 February 2026, winning her semi-final in 7.35 seconds, but was unable to compete in the final.[21]

Akande was named in the British squad for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[22] On 20 June, Akande ran a personal best of 11.18 to place third in the 100 m final at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships.[23] On 4 July, she won the 100 m final at the England Athletics Championships in 11.37 seconds.[24] In July 2026, she competed in the 100 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, reaching the semi-finals.[25][26] Later at the Games, she also competed in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[27]

Athletics achievements

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International competitions

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Representing  Great Britain &  England
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2023 Commonwealth Youth Games Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6th 100 m 11.68
2nd 4 x 100 m relay 42.68
2024 World U20 Championships Lima, Peru 9th (sf) 100 m 11.59
— 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2025 European U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 100 m 11.41
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.98
2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 100 m 11.30
5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.45

National championships and competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2022 England Championships, U17 events Bedford 2nd 100 m 12.01
2023 England Indoor Championships, U17 events Sheffield 1st 60 m 7.41
England Championships, U20 events Chelmsford 4th 100 m 11.69
England Championships, U17 events Birmingham 1st 100 m 11.77
2024 England Indoor Championships, U20 events Sheffield 1st 60 m 7.26
British Indoor Championships Birmingham 3rd 60 m 7.32
British Championships Manchester 9th (sf) 100 m 11.53
England Championships, U20 events Birmingham 1st 100 m 11.69
2025 British Indoor Championships Birmingham 7th 60 m 7.42
England Championships, U20 events Birmingham 1st 100 m 11.30
2026 British Indoor Championships Birmingham 7th 60 m 7.47
British Championships Birmingham 3rd 100 m 11.18
England Championships, Senior events Bedford 1st 100 m 11.37

References

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  1. ↑ "Mabel Akande". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Fasetire, Sam O'Femi (28 July 2026). "England's Mabel Akande, Canada's Sade McCreath Threaten Rosemary Chukwuma, Blessing Ogundiran's Aim For Women's 100m Final".
  3. ↑ Lawrence, Tommy (22 February 2024). ""Overcrowded" – Lincoln's biggest athletics club desperate for an indoor facility". lsjnews.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Henderson, Jason (8 August 2025). "ITALIAN SPRINT SENSATION KELLY DOUALLA, 15, WINS EUROPEAN U20 100M GOLD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Terrific Thursday for Team England at the Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Team England athletes selected for Trinidad and Tobago 2023". England Athletics. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Succession planning is in great shape: Age Group champs day 2". England Athletics. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ↑ Smythe, Steve (13 February 2024). "Records fall at England indoor age-group champs in Sheffield". Athletics Weekly.
  9. ↑ "Live results and start lists for the 2024 British Athletics Indoor Championships". Watch Athletics. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "KJT shows fine early season form at Loughborough". Athletics Weekly. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Henderson, Jason (15 February 2025). "British records fall at the Keely Klassic". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: A standard sort of Saturday". England Athletics. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Mills, Steven (28 July 2025). "10 days to Tampere 2025! Hallberg Hossain and Lampinen impress at Nordic U20 Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Italian sprint star Doualla Edimo speeds through to 100m final". European Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "15-year-old Doualla blazes to brilliant 100m victory at Tampere 2025". European Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Mills, Steven (10 August 2025). "Doualla strikes again! 15-year-old anchors Italy to 4x100m gold in Tampere". European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "FITZGERALD SETS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD EN ROUTE TO SECOND GOLD". British Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  20. ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (8 February 2026). "Swoboda battles to 60m victory and Moe Berg dominates again in Dortmund". European Athletics. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "ZHARNEL HUGHES, CHARLIE DOBSON, DESIREE HENRY AMONG GB RELAY TEAM FOR BOTSWANA". Athletics Weekly. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  23. ↑ Mills, Steven (20 June 2026). "Glave clocks 9.98 to win men's 100m title at UK Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "England Athletics Senior and U20 track and field and combined events championships, powered by Citroën: day two - pressure, power and performance". England Athletics. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Eight athletes join Team England's track and field squad". Team England. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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