Kenya at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Kenya at the
2026 Commonwealth Games
Kenya at the; 2026 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of Kenya
CG code	KEN
CGA	National Olympic Committee of Kenya
Website	teamkenya.or.ke
in Glasgow, Scotland; 23 July 2026 – 2 August 2026
Competitors	93 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Robert Okaka
Baton bearer	Hellen Wawira
Medals; Ranked 13th	Gold 3 Silver 4 Bronze 5 Total 12
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

Kenya is scheduled to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.^[1]^[2]^[3] This will mark the country's 17th appearance at the Commonwealth Games after making its debut in 1938.

CG codeKEN

CGANational Olympic Committee of Kenya

Websiteteamkenya.or.ke

Competitors93 in 3 sports

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The Kenyan delegation consisted of 93 athletes.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Boxer Robert Okaka was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[10] Meanwhile, para powerlifter Hellen Wawira was the baton bearer during the opening ceremony.^[10]

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Edmund Serem	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	27 July
Gold	Faith Cherotich	Athletics	Women's 3000 m steeplechase	29 July
Gold	Mathew Kipsang	Athletics	Men's 5000 m	1 August
Silver	Diana Wanza	Athletics	Women's 10,000 metres	27 July
Silver	Simon Koech	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	27 July
Silver	Stephen Kihu	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m walk	31 July
Silver	Lilian Odira	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	31 July
Bronze	Joshua Mboya	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	26 July
Bronze	Leonard Bett	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	27 July
Bronze	Irene Jepkemboi	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	1 August
Bronze	Wycliffe Kinyamal	Athletics	Men's 800 m	1 August
Bronze	Timothy Cheruiyot	Athletics	Men's mile	1 August

Sport	Men	Women	Total
3x3 basketball	8	4	12
Athletics	32	22	54
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Total	41	27	68

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM / CM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kenya	Men's	Singapore –	Malaysia –	England –	Jamaica –	Fiji –
Kenya	Women's	Australia –	Fiji –	Uganda –	Jamaica –	Cayman Islands –
Kenya	Men's wheelchair	Canada –	Australia –	England –

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	England	5	5	0	105	70	+35	Direct to semi-finals
2	Malaysia	5	4	1	103	82	+21	Quarter-finals
3	Singapore	5	2	3	88	86	+2	Quarter-finals
4	Kenya	5	2	3	82	82	0
5	Fiji	5	1	4	66	97	−31
6	Jamaica	5	1	4	77	104	−27

Singapore	19–16	Kenya
Pts: Nur 7		Pts: Olang 8

Kenya at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Medalists

Competitors

3x3 basketball

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Men's wheelchair tournament

Athletics

Boxing

Judo

Para powerlifting

Track cycling

Weightlifting

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England	21–9	Kenya
Pts: Lautier-Ogunleye 8		Pts: Gichohi 5

Kenya	22–12	Jamaica
Pts: Gichohi 11		Pts: Lawrence Anderson 6

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	105	33	+72	Direct to semi-finals
2	Uganda	5	4	1	90	58	+32	Quarter-finals
3	Jamaica	5	3	2	89	75	+14	Quarter-finals
4	Kenya	5	2	3	63	85	−22
5	Fiji	5	1	4	56	81	−25
6	Cayman Islands	5	0	5	29	100	−71

Kenya	16–14 (OT)	Fiji
Pts: Omondi 6		Pts: Kainamoli 6

Kenya	16–21	Jamaica
Pts: Omondi 7		Pts: Reynolds 13

Kenya	22–8	Cayman Islands
Pts: Minayo, Omondi 7		Pts: Watson 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	57	23	+34	Semi-finals
2	Australia	3	2	1	54	33	+21	Play-ins
3	Canada	3	1	2	38	43	−5	Play-ins
4	Kenya	3	0	3	8	58	−50

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ferdinand Omanyala	100 metres	bye		10.15	6	Did not advance
Meshack Babu		10.21	2 q	10.39	8	Did not advance
Mark Otieno		10.38	4	Did not advance
Zablon Ekwam	200 metres
Elkana Kiprotich Sabila	200 metres
Kelvin Tonui	400 metres
Boniface Mweresa
George Mutinda
Wyclife Kinyamal	800 metres
Kelvin Kimtai Loti
Nicholas Kiplagat
Timothy Cheruiyot	Mile Run
Reynold Cheruiyot
Brian Komen
Mathew Kipsang	5000 metres
Cornelius Kemboi
Andrew Alamisi
Ishmael Kipkurui	10,000 metres
Edwin Kurgat
Daniel Ebenyo
Kipkorir Rotich	400 metre hurdles
Simon Koech	3000 metre steeplechase
Edmund Serem
Leonard Kipkemoi Bett
Stephen Ndangiri Kihu	10,000 metre race walk
Ferdinand Omanyala Meshack Babu Mark Otieno Zablon Ekwam Elkana Kiprotich Sabila	4 x 400 metre relay

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Isaac Kirwa Yego	Long jump	7.63	12 q
Asbel Kiprop Kemboi	High jump
Kevin Kiprono Kemboi	Triple jump
Dominic Ongidi Abunda	Hammer throw
Julius Yego	Javelin throw

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mercy Oketch Mercy Chebet Nancy Jepkosgei Kelvin Tonoui Boniface Mweresa George Mutinda	mixed 4 x 400 metres relay

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Australia	21–5	Kenya
Pts: Clarke 9		Pts: Minayo 2

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Boniface Maina	Men's 70 kg	Bye	Kerr (SCO)
Robert Okaka	Men's 80 kg	Bye
Amina Faki	Women's 54 kg	Mackie (ENG)
Rosemarion Otieno	Women's 60 kg	N/a	Bye	Al-Ahmadieh (CAN)

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Gabiz Magu	Men's lightweight
Jeremia Maringa	Men's lightweight
Hellen Kamaria Wawira	Women's lightweight
Joyce Wambui Njuguna	Women's heavyweight