Track cycling at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint
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The men's sprint at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, and took place on 1 August 2026.
Dates1 August
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| Venue | Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 August | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Matthew Richardson |
8.857 | Konya Velodrome, Konya | 15 August 2025 |
| Games record |  Nicholas Paul |
9.445 | Lee Valley VeloPark, London | 31 July 2022 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 August 2026 | 10:00 | Qualifying |
| 10:57 | 1/8 finals | |
| 11:33 | Quarterfinals | |
| 15:08 | Semifinals | |
| 17:32 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying
The top 16 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals.[2]
| Rank | Riders | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leigh Hoffman (AUS) | 9.361 | — | Q, GR |
| 2 | Nicholas Paul (TTO) | 9.603 | +0.242 | Q |
| 3 | Njisane Phillip (TTO) | 9.630 | +0.269 | Q |
| 4 |  Hamish Turnbull (ENG) | 9.639 | +0.278 | Q |
| 5 | Tayte Ryan (AUS) | 9.641 | +0.280 | Q |
| 6 | Harry Ledingham-Horn (ENG) | 9.646 | +0.285 | Q |
| 7 | Daniel Barber (AUS) | 9.672 | +0.311 | Q |
| 8 | Joseph Truman (ENG) | 9.678 | +0.317 | Q |
| 9 |  Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) | 9.715 | +0.354 | Q |
| 10 | Shah Firdaus Sahrom (MAS) | 9.805 | +0.444 | Q |
| 11 |  Ioan Hepburn (WAL) | 9.807 | +0.446 | Q |
| 12 |  Lyall Craig (SCO) | 9.839 | +0.478 | Q |
| 13 |  Tyler Rorke (CAN) | 9.874 | +0.513 | Q |
| 14 | Peter Mitchell (SCO) | 9.892 | +0.531 | Q |
| 15 | Steffan Lloyd (WAL) | 9.950 | +0.589 | Q |
| 16 | Cole Dempster (CAN) | 9.988 | +0.627 | Q |
| 17 | James Hedgcock (CAN) | 10.008 | +0.647 | |
| 18 |  Mitchell Sparrow (RSA) | 10.060 | +0.699 | |
| 19 | Jonah Jenkins (WAL) | 10.107 | +0.746 | |
| 20 |  Sam Dakin (NZL) | 10.204 | +0.843 | |
| 21 | Zion Pulido (TTO) | 10.252 | +0.891 | |
| 22 |  Rojit Yanglem (IND) | 10.297 | +0.936 | |
| 23 | Niall Monks (SCO) | 10.302 | +0.941 | |
| 24 | Ronaldo Laitonjam (IND) | 10.331 | +0.970 | |
| 25 | David Elkatohchoongo (IND) | 10.488 | +1.127 | |
| 26 |  Atiba Quildan (ANT) | 11.310 | +1.949 | |
| 27 |  Ibrahim Jalloh (SLE) | 12.963 | +3.602 | |
| 28 | Mustapha Koroma (SLE) | 13.379 | +4.018 | |
| 29 |  Farrakhan Mohammed (GHA) | 14.647 | +5.286 |
1/8 finals
Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.[3]
| Heat | Rank | Riders | Gap | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Leigh Hoffman (AUS) | — | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Cole Dempster (CAN) | +0.057 | |
| 2 | 1 | Nicholas Paul (TTO) | — | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Steffan Lloyd (WAL) | +0.093 | |
| 3 | 1 | Njisane Phillip (TTO) | — | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Peter Mitchell (SCO) | +0.261 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tyler Rorke (CAN) | — | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Hamish Turnbull (ENG) | +0.042 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tayte Ryan (AUS) | — | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Lyall Craig (SCO) | +0.057 | |
| 6 | 1 | Harry Ledingham-Horn (ENG) | — | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Ioan Hepburn (WAL) | +0.040 | |
| 7 | 1 | Daniel Barber (AUS) | — | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Shah Firdaus Sahrom (MAS) | +0.094 | |
| 8 | 1 | Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) | — | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Joseph Truman (ENG) | +0.073 |
Quarterfinals
Matches were extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceeded to the semifinals.[4]
| Heat | Rank | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Leigh Hoffman (AUS) | X | X | Q | |
| 1 | 2 | Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) | +1.672 | +0.096 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Nicholas Paul (TTO) | X | X | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Daniel Barber (AUS) | +0.825 | +0.065 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Harry Ledingham-Horn (ENG) | Relegated | X | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Njisane Phillip (TTO) | X | +0.004 | 0.067 | |
| 4 | 1 | Tayte Ryan (AUS) | X | X | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Tyler Rorke (CAN) | +0.150 | +0.087 |
Semifinals
Winners proceeded to the gold medal final; losers proceeded to the bronze medal final.[5]
| Heat | Rank | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Leigh Hoffman (AUS) | X | X | QG | |
| 1 | 2 | Tayte Ryan (AUS) | +0.465 | +1.080 | QB | |
| 2 | 1 | Nicholas Paul (TTO) | X | +0.071 | X | QG |
| 2 | 2 | Harry Ledingham-Horn (ENG) | +0.093 | X | +0.126 | QB |
Finals
The final classification was determined in the medal finals.[6]
| Rank | Riders | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal final | ||||
 | Leigh Hoffman (AUS) | X | X | |
 | Nicholas Paul (TTO) | +0.206 | +0.091 | |
| Bronze medal final | ||||
 | Tayte Ryan (AUS) | X | X | |
| 4 | Harry Ledingham-Horn (ENG) | +3.989 | +0.350 | |