After switching allegiance from the United States to Ghana in 2024, Evonne Fatimah Britton is set to don the national colours once again on the big stage, this time at the 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland, which commenced on March 20, 2026 and will end on March 22, 2026
📸 Ghana’s 🇬🇭 Evonne Fatimah Britton is the country’s sole representative at the championships in Poland 🇵🇱.
She will be in action on Sunday at the World Indoor Athletics Championships, scheduled for 12:55 pm.#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/fZtGIATNPK
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) March 20, 2026
The 34-year-old American-born hurdler is Ghana’s sole representative at the championships and will compete in the women’s 60m hurdles on Sunday, March 22, at 12:55 pm.
🎥 Ghana’s 🇬🇭 Evonne Fatimah Britton is set for the World Indoor Athletics Championships, scheduled for 12:55 pm.
She is the country’s sole representative and will be in action on Sunday in Poland 🇵🇱#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/prdcUp4Giv
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) March 20, 2026
Britton has a wealth of experience in hurdling. In 2010, she won silver in the 400m hurdles at the World U20 Championships. Since 2015, she has focused on the short hurdles, finishing runner-up at the 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, she set a personal best of 12.78 seconds in the 100m hurdles, although she did not progress to the final.
She secured her first senior national podium finish in 2019, placing second in the 60m hurdles at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Following her switch in nationality, Britton made her first international appearance for Ghana at the African Senior Athletics Championships in Cameroon.
Speaking in an exclusive interview ahead of her maiden major international assignment for Ghana, Britton explained the reasons behind her decision to switch allegiance.
More to follow soon……..
The championships in Poland—Kujawy Pomorze 2026—will mark her first major international competition in Ghanaian colours, and she will be aiming to make a strong impression.
