England's Amy Hunt takes 100m silver as Emmanuel Eseme storms to 'crazy' men's gold at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
By Leon Imber
Published 28/07/2026 at 23:02 GMT+1
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Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon and New Zealand's Zoe Hobbs took the 100m gold medals at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday as England's Amy Hunt clinched silver on a night of torrential rain at Scotstoun Stadium.
Watch as Hobbs takes sensational women's 100m gold for New Zealand ahead of England's Hunt
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Eseme set a Commonwealth Games record as he crossed the line in 9.83s - propping up a podium which saw all three medal winners cross with times under 10 seconds.
Australia's Lachlan Kennedy secured silver with 9.85s and Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi pocketed bronze with 9.90s.
Eseme was guilty of a relatively slow start, but very quickly grew into the race and emerged among the top-three contenders in the very last few metres.
"That was a crazy race," Eseme told TNT Sports. "I’m surprised with the time, you know. I just had to get the confidence from the semi-final, because I had a good time in the semi-final, without forcing too much.
"I was like, do the same thing. Don’t rush the execution, just follow everything and it’s going to be alright.
"I started track and field at 24 years old and I got to the top level in 2023. It’s been going well for me."
And Eseme was keen to downplay any impact from the adverse weather.
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Watch as Eseme takes incredible men's 100m victory in new Commonwealth Games record
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"The weather? I didn’t want it to be a setback, because we’re all competing in the same environment," Eseme said. "So I can’t have complaints. If I have complaints, then everyone has complaints."
Later on, Hunt held off Australia's Torrie Lewis by a hundredth of a second to claim silver in a thrilling women's 100m final.
It was Hobbs, however, who reigned supreme with an area record time of 10.93s.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the race, Hunt suggested she lost out to rival Hobbs in the first 60m.
"We definitely came in to get the gold," the world championship medallist said. "That’s the thing about racing, I love a head to head.
"I definitely wanted to beat Zoe but she’s such a formidable athlete, so I’m really happy to come away with silver. I was very close to my personal best in these very Glaswegian conditions.
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Hunt 'came here to get gold' but leaves Glasgow satisfied with silver after tight 100m final
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"It’s good to get another champs in the bag and to be bringing medals back from every champs is something I’m really proud of.
"My first 60m was absolutely trash, so I think had it been like a 120m race I might have won. To beat Zoe I had to get out to 60m. Unfortunately, I didn’t do it to the best of my ability this time. It’s a big takeaway for me to know I can still run quick with such a trash first half of the race."
Azu: 'Hard one to take'
Jeremiah Azu had the rare honour of lining up in Welsh colours for the Commonwealth Games and set a season-best time en route to reaching the final.
However, it was not to be in the final, as he clocked 10.03s, landing him fifth.
"I don't feel like I really made any mistakes, so it's a hard one to take," Azu told TNT Sports. "These guys are just running crazy fast. But congrats to the winners.
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"I felt like I put a good race together. I need to go back and watch it. I did think it would be won in 9.9-low which I think I'm capable of, I just didn't put it together today. But it was a fantastic race.
I was feeling confident, but what can you do, you know? But no complaints, to represent Wales is always a pleasure, always an honour."
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