Cameroon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Cameroon at the
2026 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Cameroon
CG codeCMR
CGACameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitecnosc.org (in French)
in Glasgow, Scotland
23 July 2026 (2026-07-23) – 2 August 2026 (2026-08-02)
Competitors20 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Nora Monie
Baton bearerJunior Ngadja Nyabeyeu
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
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

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6410
Judo 235
Weightlifting Para powerlifting 123
Weightlifting 202
Total11920

Medallists

The following Cameroonian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medallists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Emmanuel Eseme Athletics Men's 100 metres 28 July
 Silver Richelle Soppi Mbella Judo Women's +78 kg 2 August
 Bronze Marie-Céline Baba Matia Judo Women's 52 kg 31 July
 Bronze Cedric Lekezo Azamdzi Athletics (para) Men's shot put (F57) 1 August
 Bronze Franck Tahman Zan Judo Men's 100 kg 2 August

Athletics

Cameroon entered ten athletes (six men and four women).[14]

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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Claude Itoungue Bongogne Did not start
Emmanuel Eseme Men's 200 m
Claude Itoungue Bongogne
Linda Angounou Women's 400 m hurdles N/a
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Raymond Nkwemy Tchomfa Long jump 7.57 13 Did not advance
Appolinaire Yinra 7.27 15 Did not advance
Derick Gama Ttriple jump
Raymond Nkwemy Tchomfa
Cédric Lekezo Azamdzi Shot put F57 N/a
Lucien Wangba Discus throw N/a
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Nora Monie Discus throw N/a
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Adèle Mafogang Result
Points

Judo

Cameroon entered five judoka (two men and three women).[14][15]

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		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Weightifting

Cameroon qualified two male weightlifters.[16]

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

Cameroon qualified three para powerlifters (one man and two women).[14][17]

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

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Sport Nations and Territories". www.commonwealthsport.com/. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Welleng, Dilian (9 September 2025). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Emmanuel Tataw to Lead Cameroon Delegation". Cameroon Tribune. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Colman, Jonty (22 July 2026). "What are the Commonwealth Games?". BBC Sport. London, England. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "King's Baton Relay: Cameroon". www.commonwealthsport.com. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Seidou, Tasha (24 July 2025). "Cameroon welcomes King's Baton Relay ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games". NewsWatch Cameroon. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Welleng, Dilian (17 July 2026). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Here Comes Team Cameroon". Cameroon Tribune. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Boxing withdrawal leaves Cameroon leaning on four sports at Commonwealth Games". StopBlaBlaCam. Yaoundé, Cameroon. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  9. 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Cameroon's Eseme sets new Commonwealth Games record". APA News. Dakar, Senegal. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Mboh, Brian (4 August 2026). "Cameroon Secures 5 Medals, Finishes 16th At 2026 Commonwealth Games". News-Lens. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Welleng, Dilian (3 August 2026). "2026 Commonwealth Games: Five Medals In Pocket". Cameroon Tribune. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  14. 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.
  15. ↑ Teh, Dewah Fabrice (13 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games: Cameroonian judokas begin pretournament camping". The Guardian Post. Yaoundé, Cameroon. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "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.
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