Imad Bouchajda

Imad Bouchajda (born 23 March 2007) is a Moroccan middle-distance runner. He was the silver medalist over 800 metres at the 2026 African Championships and the gold medalist at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.

Biography In 2025, he won the 800 metres at the African U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria, with a time of 1:49.17.

In April 2026, he won the gold medal in the 800 metres and the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the Arab U20 Athletics Championships, in Tunis. In May, he won the silver medal in the 800 metres final at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, finishing behind Kelvin Loti of Kenya and ahead of home runner Alex Amankwah. Later that month, he ran a personal best 1:45.15 for the 800 metres at the 2026 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the 2026 Diamond League.

On 8 August, he won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA, winning in a sprint finish in 1:44.64 ahead of Daniel Williams of Australia. It marked Morocco’s first ever gold medal in the distance at the championships.