Athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
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Athletics was one of the sports held at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. As a founding sport, athletics had appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games, the recognized precursor to the Commonwealth Games.[1]
| Athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
Pictogram for athletics & para-athletics | |
| Venue | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow |
| Dates | 27 July−1 August 2026 |
| Competitors | 923+2 guides from 71 nations |
Out-of-stadium events were dropped for this edition, but the Games saw the reintroduction of the mile race, branded as the Commonwealth Mile for both sexes, to link to the strong tradition of mile running and races in the Commonwealth and previous Commonwealth Games, as well as the introduction of a mixed 4 x 400 metres relay.
A record programme of 16 para-athletics events was included in the Games.[2]
Schedule
The competition schedule was as follows[3]:
| Qualifying / Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
Date Event |
Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | |
| 100 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 100 m (T11/12) | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 100 m (T37/38) | F | ||||||||||||
| 100 m (T45/47) | F | ||||||||||||
| 200 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 400 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 800 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 1500 m (T20) | F | ||||||||||||
| 1500 m (T53/54) | F | ||||||||||||
| Mile | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 5000 m | F | ||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | ||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | F | ||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 10,000 m walk | F | ||||||||||||
| High jump | F | ||||||||||||
| Pole vault | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Long Jump (T20) | F | ||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Shot Put (F55-57) | F | ||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Discus throw (F42-44) | F | ||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | F | ||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Decathlon | F | ||||||||||||
Date Event |
Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | |
| 100 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 100 m (T37/38) | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 100 m (T45-47) | F | ||||||||||||
| 200 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 200 m (T37/38) | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 400 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 400 m (T53/54) | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 800 m | Q | ½ | F | ||||||||||
| 1500 m (T53/54) | F | ||||||||||||
| Mile | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 5000 m | F | ||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | ||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | F | ||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Q | F | |||||||||||
| 10,000 m walk | F | ||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Pole vault | F | ||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Long jump (T37/38) | F | ||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Shot put (F55/57) | F | ||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Discus throw (F42/44) | F | ||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | Q | F | |||||||||||
| Javelin throw | F | ||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | F | ||||||||||||
Date Event |
Fri 31 | Sat 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E |
| 4 x 400 m relay | Q | F | ||
Venue
Track and field events were held exclusively at the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. There were no out of stadium events in this edition of the Games.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |
| 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (28 entries) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 177 | |
Men
Women
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Zandrion Barnes Leah Anderson Delano Kennedy Dejanea Oakley Shana Kaye Anderson* Christopher Taylor* | 3:10.97 | Ben Jeffries Yemi Mary John Toby Harries Lina Nielsen Poppy Malik* Laviai Nielsen* | 3:11.58 | Ezekiel Nathaniel Patience Okon George Samuel Ogazi Ella Onojuvwevwo Udo Edidiong* Esther Joseph* | 3:12.85 SB |
Para-athletics
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (T12) |
Zachary Shaw | 10.89 | Masala Makatu | 11.04 | George Quarcoo | 11.06 |
| 100 metres (T38) |
Thomas Young | 11.11 GR, SB | Ullrich Muller | 11.19 SB | Zachary Gingras | 11.55 PB |
| 100 metres (T47) |
Dilip Gavit | 10.71 GR, SB | Mohammed Basil | 10.83 SB | Kevin Santos | 10.85 SB |
| 1500 metres (T20) |
Ben Sandilands | 3:57.25 SB | Michael Barber | 4:01.84 | Steven Bryce | 4:02.40 SB |
| 1500 metres (T54) |
Nathan Maguire | 3:17.65 SB | Daniel Sidbury | 3:18.31 SB | Sam Rizzo | 3:18.61 SB |
| Long jump (T20) |
Abdul Latif Romly | 7.17 m SB | Noah Vucsics | 6.66 m SB | Eljoe Gotuoh | 6.51 m SB |
| Shot put (F57) |
Soman Rana | 13.40 m SB | Shubham Juyal | 13.28 m SB | Cedric Lekezo Azamdzi | 12.57 m SB |
| Discus throw (F44) |
Aled Davies | 48.38 m | Palitha Halgahawela | 46.84 m PB | Akeem Stewart | 56.82 m SB |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (T38) |
Sophie Hahn | 12.79 | Olivia Breen | 12.86 SB | Maddie Down | 12.86 PB |
| 100 metres (T47) |
Sheriauna Haase | 12.23 PB | Chloe Dunbar | 12.33 PB | Anna Grimaldi | 12.46 SB |
| 200 metres (T38) |
Rhiannon Clarke | 26.92 SB | Sophie Hahn | 27.53 | Briseis Brittain | 27.66 |
| 400 metres (T54) |
Melanie Woods | 56.43 SB | Noemi Alphonse | 57.89 SB | Jessica Cooper Lewis | 59.31 |
| 1500 metres (T54) |
Melanie Woods | 3:32.20 GR, SB | Noemi Alphonse | 3:32.98 SB | Eliza Ault-Connell | 3:40.84 SB |
| Long jump (T38) |
Olivia Breen | 5.09 m | Layla Sharp | 5.06 m GR, AR | Ayla Kowalczyk | 4.71 m |
| Shot put (F57) |
Sharmila Dhankar | 9.81 SB | Zinabu Issah | 8.65 SB | Shilpa Shyla | 7.26 PB |
| Discus throw (F44) |
Goodness Nwachukwu | 39.66 WR | Funmi Oduwaiye | 38.52 SB | Bree Cronin | 36.00 SB |
Participating nations
There were 71 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) in athletics and para-athletics with a total of 923 athletes (518 men and 405 women). The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.[4] Two guides competing in the men's T12 event are not included in the numbers below. A total of three CGAs did not compete in the sport of athletics: Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands and Norfolk Island.
Anguilla (6)
Antigua and Barbuda (5)
Australia (86)
Bahamas (10)
Bangladesh (5)
Barbados (10)
Bermuda (7)
Belize (3)
Botswana (12)
Brunei (2)
British Virgin Islands (12)
Canada (63)
Cameroon (10)
Cook Islands (4)
Cyprus (13)
Dominica (2)
England (81)
Eswatini (4)
Fiji (7)
Gabon (4)
The Gambia (7)
Ghana (16)
Gibraltar (5)
Grenada (7)
Guernsey (2)
Guyana (9)
India (43)
Isle of Man (5)
Jamaica (45)
Jersey (5)
Kenya (56)
Kiribati (2)
Saint Lucia (3)
Lesotho (8)
Malaysia (4)
Malawi (3)
Maldives (8)
Malta (6)
Mauritius (17)
Mozambique (2)
Montserrat (7)
Namibia (5)
Nauru (3)
New Zealand (19)
Nigeria (33)
Northern Ireland (6)
Niue (1)
Pakistan (8)
Papua New Guinea (17)
Rwanda (6)
Samoa (3)
Scotland (38)
Seychelles (4)
Singapore (15)
Saint Helena (4)
Saint Lucia (3)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
Sierra Leone (8)
Solomon Islands (3)
South Africa (31)
Sri Lanka (22)
Tanzania (6)
Tonga (2)
Togo (5)
Trinidad and Tobago (14)
Turks and Caicos Islands (7)
Tuvalu (5)
Uganda (17)
Vanuatu (4)
Wales (18)
Zambia (6)