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.
Biography From Lincolnshire, Akande is of Nigerian descent. She is a member of Lincoln Wellington Athletic Club. 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.
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. 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.
In May 2024, she won the 100 metres at the Loughborough International in a personal best time of 11.52 seconds. 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.
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. 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. 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). 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. In October 2025, she was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.
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. 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.
Akande was named in the British squad for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. 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. On 4 July, she won the 100 m final at the England Athletics Championships in 11.37 seconds. In July 2026, she competed in the 100 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, reaching the semi-finals. Later at the Games, she also competed in the women's relay.
Athletics achievements International competitions 2023Commonwealth Youth GamesPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago6th100 m11.682nd4 x 100 m relay42.682024World U20 ChampionshipsLima, Peru9th (sf)100 m11.59 — 4 × 100 m relay2025European U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2nd100 m11.412nd4 × 100 m relay43.982026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (sf)100 m11.305th4 × 100 m relay43.45 National championships and competitions 2022England Championships, U17 eventsBedford2nd100 m12.012023England Indoor Championships, U17 eventsSheffield1st60 m7.41England Championships, U20 eventsChelmsford4th100 m11.69England Championships, U17 eventsBirmingham1st100 m11.772024England Indoor Championships, U20 eventsSheffield1st60 m7.26British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham3rd60 m7.32British ChampionshipsManchester9th (sf)100 m11.53England Championships, U20 eventsBirmingham1st100 m11.692025British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham7th60 m7.42England Championships, U20 eventsBirmingham1st100 m11.302026British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham7th60 m7.47British ChampionshipsBirmingham3rd100 m11.18England Championships, Senior eventsBedford1st100 m11.37
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