Two days after kicking off its athletics program at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Australia has claimed three gold, three silver and two bronze medals, breaking two national records in the process.
The Games take place from July 23 to August 2, and track and field and Para athletics take place at Scotstoun Stadium from July 27 to August 1 across 12 sessions. Australians compete in 50 of the 59 track and field events on the programme.
Day 1: Monday 27 July
Rose Davies wins the 10,000 metres
Rose Davies opened Australia’s athletics tally by claiming gold in the women’s 10,000 metres, stopping the clock at 31:39.32 minutes and becoming the first Australian woman to win a Commonwealth Games title in the event. The previous best record for an Australian woman was Kylie Riske’s silver in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
Kenyan Diana Wanza won the silver medal with a time of 31:50.13 seconds, while Rwandan Florence Nyonkoro came in third place. Davis won by more than 10 seconds.
The race had two distinct halves. The field went through a 92-second opening lap before the pace picked up, and a group of 13 passed the 3km in 10:17 and the 5,000m in 16:49. Davies sat at the back of the pack with compatriot Lauren Ryan before moving on. She closed her final kilometer in 2:47.1, her final 3km in 8:40.9 and her final lap in 65.6, achieving a negative split of 16:50.8 and 14:48.5.
“I just stayed patient and supported myself,” Davis said. “You have to back yourself no matter how fast the other girls are.”
Lauren Ryan finished fifth with a time of 31:59.41, covering the second half with a time of 15:07.
Para athletics
Ulrich Müller won the first international medal of his career by claiming silver in the men’s 100m T37/38, a time of 11.19 seconds behind English Paralympic champion Thomas Young, who won in a time of 11.11 seconds. Fifteen-year-old Thomas McGough finished fourth on his debut with a time of 11.74 seconds.
In the women’s 100m T38, Rhiannon Clarke was fourth in 12.94 seconds, Ella Pardee was fifth in 13.48 seconds, and Bryce Brittain was sixth in 13.50 seconds.
Archer Hewitt finished fourth in the men’s 1500m T20 in a time of 4:07.71, with Daniel Mellon eighth. In the women’s shot put F55 to F57, Julie Charlton threw 6.19m for seventh place and Ainsley Hooker 5.40m for eighth place.
Other results and qualifiers
Yoal Reith cleared 2.10 meters to place seventh in the men’s high jump.
Tori Lewis qualified for the semi-finals of the 100 meters with a time of 11.15 seconds, while Ebony Lynn (11.50 seconds) and Georgia Harris (11.51 seconds) also qualified. Edward Nketiah ran 10.07 to take second place in his heat and Rohan Browning 10.24.
Hammer throwers Lara Roberts (66.73m) and Stephanie Ratcliffe (65.73m) qualified third and fifth. Long jumpers Christopher Mitrevski (7.89m) and Liam Adcock (7.75m) reached the final. Sarah Billings won the 800 meters with a time of 2:01.51.
Day 2: Tuesday, July 28
Wet conditions at Scotstoun did nothing to slow down Australia. She reached two gold medals, a silver and a bronze in one session along with two national records.
Kye Robinson wins the 10,000 metres
Key Robinson achieved an Australian double in 25 laps, racing patiently before increasing his speed in the last ten laps and holding on in the difficult final lap to win in a time of 27:48.93. Indian Gulveer Singh came in second place with a time of 27:49.78 minutes, and David Mullarkey from the Isle of Man came in third place with a time of 27:50.28 seconds.
“The first 15 laps were very boring, the race pace was normal and not much was happening,” Robinson said. “I decided to be the guy who picks it up slowly and then in the last kilometer I really go for it and leave nothing.”
Robinson doubles again in the 5,000 meters on Saturday.
Eleanor Patterson takes back the high jump
Eleanor Patterson returned to the city where she won Commonwealth gold as an 18-year-old in 2014 and won again, clearing 1.96m on her third attempt to beat teammate and long-time rival Nicola Olesligers, who finished second with 1.93m.
“It was a whole experience, and I was definitely very nervous going into this,” Patterson said. “It’s been a tough 12 years, but I feel very lucky to be in the position I am in today.”
Lachlan Kennedy breaks the national record in the 100 meters
In his Commonwealth Games debut, Lachlan Kennedy ran 9.85 in a 1.3m/s tailwind to take silver and break Patrick Johnson’s long standing Australian record of 9.93. He was only bettered by Cameroonian Emmanuel Essimi, who won with a Games record of 9.84.
It is Australia’s first medal in the men’s sprint, over 100m or 200m, at the Commonwealth Games in 64 years. Edward Nketiah ran 10.06 seconds in the same final, the first time since 1982 that two Australian men had reached the Commonwealth 100m final.
“I came here wanting to win, but second place with a big PB is a good consolation prize,” Kennedy said.
Torrey Lewis goes under 11 seconds
Tori Lewis broke the Australian record twice in one evening, clocking 11.00 in the semi-final and then 10.99 in the final to win bronze and become the first Australian woman to go under 11 seconds.
New Zealander Zoe Hobbs won with a time of 10.93 seconds, ahead of Britain’s Amy Hunt with a time of 10.98 seconds.
“It’s a dream situation, really,” the 21-year-old said. “I was hoping to get a medal but I didn’t want to celebrate too early.”
Lara Roberts gets the hammer bronze
Lara Roberts threw 68.05m in the second round to secure the bronze medal in the women’s hammer, holding on as rain accumulated in the circuit. Stephanie Ratcliffe finished seventh with a distance of 67.01 metres.
Elsewhere on the second day
Rohan Browning ran his fastest time of the year, 10.14 seconds, in the 100m semi-final. Ebony Lane and Georgia Harris were eliminated at the same stage.
After four events in the heptathlon, Mia Sukari is third with 3,560 points after winning the shot put with a distance of 13.87 metres, while Tori West is fifth with 3,517 points.
Lindsey Hendy jumped 5.48m to take seventh place in the T20 men’s long jump on his international debut.
In the morning session, all three Australian men in the 800m advanced to Thursday’s semi-finals, with Peter Paul winning in 1:45.86 alongside Peyton Craig and Luke Boyes. Reece Holder qualified second in the men’s 400m with a time of 45.86 seconds.
Where does he stand?
After two days of athletics, Australia’s track and field medalists are:
gold Rose Davies, Key Robinson, women’s 10,000 metres, Eleanor Patterson, men’s 10,000 metres, women’s high jump.
silver Ulrich Müller, men’s 100m T37/38 Lachlan Kennedy, men’s 100m Nicola Oleslagers, women’s high jump
Bronze Tori Lewis, Lara Roberts in the women’s 100 meters, women’s hammer throw
Australia leads the overall medal table at Glasgow 2026 by a wide margin, built largely on a dominant swimming programme, with athletics now added to it.
Still in the future
The athletics program continues until Saturday, August 1. Kye Robinson is back in the 5000m, Rose Davies is in contention in the 5000m, the men’s 800m semi-final takes place on Thursday and Australia has a strong field in the reintroduced Commonwealth Mile with Oliver Hoare, Adam Spencer and Cameron Myers taking on Scotland’s Josh Kerr. Lachlan Kennedy also lines up in the 200m.
