Msgana Hailu

Msgana Zemedkun Hailu (born 22 December 2005) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She won the Ethiopian championships over 800 metres in 2026 and won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics.^[1]

Biography

In March 2026, Hailu won the 800 metres title at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships, running a time of 2:01.22 in Addis Ababa.^[2] She was runner-up to Nigist Getachew over 800 metres the following month at the Abbis Abada Grand Prix, on the World Athletics Continental Tour.^[3] In May, she won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, in 1:59.02, winning ahead of Botswana's national record-holder Oratile Nowe.^[4]^[5]^[6] In June, she ran 2:02.64 to win over 800 metres at the Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague.^[7] On her debut in the 2026 Diamond League on 19 June 2026, she had a top-ten finish in 2:01.47 for the 800 metres at the 2026 Doha Diamond League.^[8]^[9]

↑ "Msgana Hailu". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
↑ "Ethiopian Championships". World Athletics. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
↑ "Addis Ababa Grand Prix". World Athletics. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Lee Eppie leads Botswana charge as Day 3 delivers first medals for hosts Ghana". Olympics.com. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
↑ "Historic firsts define opening days of African Championships in Accra". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
↑ "Results - Josef Odlozil Memorial 2026". Watch Athletics. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
↑ "Results - Doha Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
↑ "2026 Doha Diamond League Entries: Here's Who's Competing". Flotrack. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.