Cameroon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
| Cameroon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| CG code | CMR |
| CGA | Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | cnosc |
| in Glasgow, Scotland 23 July 2026 – 2 August 2026 | |
| Competitors | 20 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nora Monie |
| Baton bearer | Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
|
| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Cameroon competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3][4] This marked Cameroon's eighth participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
The King's Baton relay stopped in Cameroon in July 2025.[5][6] The Cameroon team originally consisted of 24 athletes competing in four sports.[7] However the boxing team withdrew from the games due to internal issues with the Cameroon Boxing Federation. This meant the team size was reduced to 20 athletes.[8]
Athlete Nora Monie was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[9] Meanwhile, weightlifter Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.[9]
Emmanuel Eseme won the country's first medal, a gold in the men's 100 metres sprint, breaking the Games record and national record in the process.[10][11] Overall the Cameroonian team won five medals, one gold, one silver and three bronze.[12] This ranked the country 16th on the medal table.[13]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Athletics | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Para athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Judo | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Weightlifting | Para powerlifting | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
Medallists
[edit]The following Cameroonian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medallists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Emmanuel Eseme | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | 28 July | [14] |
 Silver |
Richelle Soppi Mbella | Judo | Women's +78 kg | 2 August | [13] |
 Bronze |
Marie-Céline Baba Matia | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 31 July | [13] |
| Bronze |
Cedric Lekezo Azamdzi | Athletics (para) | Men's shot put (F57) | 1 August | [13] |
| Bronze |
Franck Tahman Zan | Judo | Men's 100 kg | 2 August | [13] |
Athletics
[edit]Cameroon entered ten athletes (six men and four women), includingn one male para athlete.[15]
- Key
Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only.
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Track events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Emmanuel Eseme | Men's 100 m | bye | 9.89 | 1 Q | 9.83 | | |
| Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Did not start | ||||||
| Emmanuel Eseme | Men's 200 m | 20.73 | 3 q | 20.32 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Claude Itoungue Bongogne | Did not start | ||||||
| Linda Angounou | Women's 400 m hurdles | DQ | N/a | Did not advance | |||
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||||
| Raymond Nkwemy Tchomfa | Men's long jump | 7.57 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Appolinaire Yinra | 7.27 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Derick Gama | Men's triple jump | 15.52 | 10 q | 15.69 | 9 | ||
| Raymond Nkwemy Tchomfa | 16.06 | 6 q | 15.97 | 8 | |||
| Lucien Wangba | Men's discus throw | N/a | NM | ||||
| Nora Monie | Women's discus throw | N/a | 56.81 | 5 | |||
Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adèle Mafogang | Result | 14.80 | 1.70 | 10.58 | 26.51 | 5.88 | 33.81 | 2:17.54 | 5262 | 14 |
| Points | 868 | 855 | 567 | 753 | 813 | 549 | 857 |
Para athletics
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | ||
| Cédric Lekezo Azamdzi | Men's shot put F57 | 12.57 | |
Judo
[edit]Cameroon entered five judoka (two men and three women).[15][16]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Vladimir Ngueya Naheu | Men's 90 kg |  Harris (SLE)W 100–000 |
 Feuillet (MRI)L 000s2–001s2 |
Did not advance |  Petgrave (ENG)L 000s3–100 |
Did not advance | 7 | |
| Franck Tahman Zan | Men's 100 kg | Bye |  Kroussaniotakis (CYP)L 002s3–100s1 |
Did not advance |  Ceesay (GAM)W 100–000 |
 Barratt (WAL)W 100s1–001s1 |
| |
| Marie Baba Matia | Women's 52 kg |  Cinthya Badru (MOZ)W 100s1–000s2 |
Sofia Asvesta (CYP) L 001–100s1 |
Did not advance | Rioux (MRI) W 100s2–000s3 |
 Easton (AUS)W 100–000 |
| |
| Georgika Djengue Moune | Women's 78 kg | Bye | Michaelidou (CYP) L 000s2–101s1 |
Did not advance |  Narang (IND)L 002s1–010s1 |
Did not advance | 7 | |
| Richelle Soppi Mbella | Women's +78 kg | Bye |  Wood (TTO)W 100–000 |
 Hanna (BAH)W 101–000s1 |
Bye |  Andrews (NZL)L 000–100 |
| |
Weightlifting
[edit]Cameroon qualified two male weightlifters.[17]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Daniel Onana Tanga | 94 kg | 147 | 6 | 187 | 3 | 334 | 4 |
| Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu | 110 kg | NM | DNF | ||||
Para powerlifting
[edit]Cameroon qualified three para powerlifters (one man and two women).[15][18]
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balinga Manga | Men's lightweight | 103.9 | 10 |
| Suzanne Menye M'eto | Women's lightweight | 87.9 | 8 |
| Thamar Mengue | Women's heavyweight | 93.8 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Commonwealth Sport Nations and Territories". www.commonwealthsport.com/. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ Welleng, Dilian (9 September 2025). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Emmanuel Tataw to Lead Cameroon Delegation". Cameroon Tribune. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026: Full list of countries participating in Glasgow edition; Gabon and Togo set for debut". Sportstar. The Hindu. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Colman, Jonty (22 July 2026). "What are the Commonwealth Games?". BBC Sport. London, England. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "King's Baton Relay: Cameroon". www.commonwealthsport.com. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Seidou, Tasha (24 July 2025). "Cameroon welcomes King's Baton Relay ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games". NewsWatch Cameroon. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Welleng, Dilian (17 July 2026). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Here Comes Team Cameroon". Cameroon Tribune. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Boxing withdrawal leaves Cameroon leaning on four sports at Commonwealth Games". StopBlaBlaCam. Yaoundé, Cameroon. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Commonwealth Glasgow 2026 : Le Cameroun entame sa campagne" [Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games: Cameroon begins its campaign]. Season Media (in French). Yaoundé, Cameroon. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Harris, Daniel; Belam, Martin; Unwin, Will (28 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games 2026: Hobbs and Eseme win 100m finals as Nowacki earns swimming gold for Jersey – as it happened". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Cameroon's Eseme sets new Commonwealth Games record". APA News. Dakar, Senegal. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Mboh, Brian (4 August 2026). "Cameroon Secures 5 Medals, Finishes 16th At 2026 Commonwealth Games". News-Lens. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Welleng, Dilian (3 August 2026). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Five Medals In Pocket". Cameroon Tribune. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Emmanuel Eseme Alobwede wins Gold for Cameroon". CRTV. Yaoundé, Cameroon. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Moadougou, Priscille (10 July 2026). "Jeux du Commonwealth: La Cameroon Team en stage" [Commonwealth Games: Cameroon team in training camp]. Cameroon Tribune (in French). Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Teh, Dewah Fabrice (13 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games: Cameroonian judokas begin pretournament camping". The Guardian Post. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "IWF Commonwealth Ranking List Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Men" (PDF). www.iwf.sport. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Weightlifting Federation. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jeux du Commonwealth : le Cameroun aligne six disciplines à Glasgow" [Commonwealth Games: Cameroon enters six sports in Glasgow]. www.237online.com (in French). Yaoundé, Cameroon. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
