Cook Islands at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
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The Cook Islands is scheduled to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3] This will mark the dependency's 13th participation at the games, after making its debut at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.
| Cook Islands at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CG code | COK |
| CGA | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| in Glasgow, Scotland 23 July 2026 – 2 August 2026 | |
| Competitors | 15 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Teokotai Jim |
| Baton bearer | Jacob Story |
| Medals |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
The King's Baton relay stopped in the Cook Islands in March 2026.[4][5] Mark Short served as the delegation's chef de mission.[6]
The Cook Islands team consisted of 15 (eight men and seven women) athletes competing in four sports.[7][8][9] Bowls athlete Teokotai Jim was the country's opening ceremony flagbearer.[10] Meanwhile swimmer Jacob Story served as the baton bearer.[11]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Bowls | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Athletics
The Cook Islands entered four athletes (three men and one woman).[12]
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Estelle Short | Women's 100 metres | ||||||
| Women's 200 metres | |||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Piritau Nga | Men's long jump | ||||
| Samasoni Hewitt | Men's high jump | — | |||
- Combined events – Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Teuruaa | Result | ||||||||||||
| Points |
Bowls
Swimming
The Cook Islands entered four swimmers (two per gender).[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jacob Story | Men's 50 m breaststroke | ||||||
| Men's 100 m breaststroke | |||||||
| Men's 20 m breaststroke | |||||||
| Carter Makira | Men's 100 backstroke | ||||||
| Men's 200 backstroke | |||||||
| Lanihei Connolly | Women's 50 m breaststroke | ||||||
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke | |||||||
| Mia Laban | Women's 50 m freestyle | ||||||
| Women's 100 m freestyle | |||||||
| Mixed 4 x 100 m medley relay | - | ||||||
Weightifting
The Cook Islands qualified one female weightlifter.[16][17][18]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Mata McDonald | Women's +86 kg | ||||||