Commonwealth Games 2026: Hobbs and Eseme win 100m finals as Nowacki earns swimming gold for Jersey – as it happened

Key events

• 1h ago

  Eleanor Patterson of Australia wins gold in the women's high jump with a Games record-equalling 1.96m

• 2h ago

  Abdul Latif Romly of Malaysia wins gold in the men's long jump T20 final

• 2h ago

  Australia win the mixed 4x100m medley in a Games record of 3:40.46

• 2h ago

  Zoe Hobbs of New Zealand wins gold in the women's 100m in 10.93

• 2h ago

  Camryn Rogers of Canada wins gold in the women's hammer with a Games record of 74.91

• 2h ago

  Lani Pallister of Australia wins gold in the women's 800m freestyle in a new Games record of 8:11.12

• 2h ago

  Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon wins the men's 100m in a Games record 9.83s

• 3h ago

  Ky Robinson of Australia wins the men's 10,000m

• 3h ago

  Lara van Niekerk of South Africa wins gold in the women's 50m breaststroke

• 3h ago

  Filip Nowacki of Jersey wins gold in the men's 20m breaststroke

• 3h ago

  Kylie Masse of Canada wins gold in the women's 50m backstroke

• 4h ago

  Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand wins gold in the men's 400m individual medley

• 4h ago

  Jenna Forrester of Australia wins gold in the women's 200m individual medley

• 4h ago

  Flynn Southam of Australia wins gold in the men's 100m freestyle

• 4h ago

  Kiralee Hayes of Australia wins gold in the women's 50m freestyle S13

• 4h ago

  Stephen Clegg of Scotland wins gold in the men's 50m freestyle S3

• 7h ago

  Dolci wins fourth gold of the Games on horizontal bar

• 7h ago

  Evans produces perfection for floor exercise gold

• 7h ago

  Charron wins third gold in a row

• 8h ago

  Jesse Moore of Australia wins the men's parallel bars

• 9h ago

  Breanna Scott of Australia wins gold in the women's beam

• 10h ago

  🥇🇨🇦 Gold for Felix Dolci in the men's vault

• 10h ago

  Commonwealth Games: what is coming up later

• 10h ago

  England's Sam Tolchard: Bowls Commonwealth gold will 'never be matched'

• 11h ago

  🥇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gold for England in men's bowls

• 12h ago

  England win women's pairs bowls gold

• 13h ago

  Scotland win bowls tie-break to take gold

• 14h ago

  Preamble

Otherwise, thanks for your company and we’ll see you again tomorrow.

That, then is us for another day, and what a fun one it’s been. Here’s our report of what we might one day come to see as the start of something; one from the athletics will be along shortly.

Heh, they properly stared each other down before the start – we’ve just been shown that footage – but Adama is into the final.

This’ll come down to who’s measured their finish better – whoever completes a stroke on to the board will win … and it’s Adama!

Serious pressure here, and it’s so tight, stroke for stroke!

Afore ye go, a bonus: a swim-off for a spot in the men’s 50m butterfly final, Fraser of Wales v Adama of Nigeria. They’re away!

Eleanor Patterson of Australia wins gold in the women's high jump with a Games record-equalling 1.96m

Nicole Olyslagers of Australia takes silver and Temitope Adeshina of Nigeria bronze.

Olyslagers, meanwhile, jots in her notebook, as she does after every jump. I guess it gets rid of ill feeling once written down, a natural break before focusing on the next jump … which is what Patterson is about to do … AND SHE CLEARS IT, equalling the Games record! Olyslagers applauds her teammate but must now decide whether to stay at this height or increase to 1.99. She sticks where she is, and if she doesn’t make this, Patterson takes gold.

After a delay, Olyslagers noises up the crowd … and this is a much better attempt, but she still flicks off the bar, with the back of her knees, I think. If they both fail once more, Patterson wins on countback.

Here comes Patterson again … and she fails again, not especially close. Can Olyslagers get over?

Patterson goes and misses, her first failure of the evening … then so does Olyslagers

Back with the high jump, they’re going at 1.96; whichever of Patterson and Olyslagers clears it first wins gold.

Abdul Latif Romly of Malaysia wins gold in the men's long jump T20 final

Five of the longest six jumps were his. Noah Vucsics of Canada takes silver and Eljoe Gotuoh, also of Malaysia, bronze.

Australia win the mixed 4x100m medley in a Games record of 3:40.46

South Africa take silver and Scotland a thrilling, improbable bronze.

But Duncan Scott, on the anchor for Scotland, is reeling in England and Canada! Is he going to win an amazingly popular bronze? But there’s no stopping Australia.

SA lead by miles, Australia now second, and they’re coming back, both with women on the final leg. And Meg Harris takes Australia into the lead…

In the pool, our final event is under way, South Africa leading the mixed 4x100m medley relay, from Scotland, from Jamaica.

The inclement weather means the women’s high jump is still in progress, Eleanor Patterson of Australia leading with 1.93; her more heralded teammate, Nicola Olyslagers, is second on 1.90, while Temitope Adeshina of Nigeria has just cleared 1.90 to move third.

What a run from Zoe Hobbs, though, who flew out of the blocks and had the stamina to maintain, winning by 0.05s – in sprinting terms, a mile.

We said after the semi that Hunt wouldn’t get away with another slow start and she didn’t. She was definitely moving fastest at the line but needed another 10m – the 10m she wasted at the gun – for her speed endurance to take control. She’s looking good for the 200, but.

Zoe Hobbs of New Zealand wins gold in the women's 100m in 10.93

Amy Hunt of England takes silver and Torrie Lewis of Australia bronze.

Again, Hunt is away slowly, and Zoe Hobbs of NZ, out in lane seven, powers ahead!

Jonielle Smith of Jamaica is a non-starter, by the way, and down they go.

But now it’s time for the women and I fancy Amy Hunt, who looked very strong in the semis. Torrie Lewis was also impressive in the semis, though, likewise Imani Lansiquot, so let’s see who’s got most left; Hunt has that 200m speed endurance, though, which might tell.

Eseme says it was “a crazy race”, and he surprised by the time, but had to take confidence from the semi which he came through without fussing too much. So he told himself to do the same thing and not to rush, amazing for a 100m race, and it’d be alright.

The interviewer tells him she’s impressed as he’s 52 years old – he’s actually 32 – and he says he didn’t start athletics until the age of 24, The Commonwealth Games have been a door-opener for him, he trains at Sporting Clube inPortugal and his coach listens to him – it’s a team effort.

His family are watching at home, his 10-month old son included, and he’s at once very happy and very measured. Mazal tov, old mate.

Camryn Rogers of Canada wins gold in the women's hammer with a Games record of 74.91

Lauren Bruce of New Zealand takes silver with 69.82 and Lara Roberts of Australia bronze with 68.05. Camryn Rogers is the truth, and this is a golden age of Canadian throwing.

Back to Eseme, to run 9.83 in this rain is really a very fine effort. I wonder if he can go on from here, because at 32, you’d assume he’s on the downslope.

One more race in the pool and one more in the track, the mixed 4x100m medley and the women’s 100m respectively.

Lani Pallister of Australia wins gold in the women's 800m freestyle in a new Games record of 8:11.12

Erika Fairweather of NZ takes silver and and Molly Walker, also of Australia, claims bronze.

Lani Pallister leads the women’s 800m free by a long, long way. She’s well outside world record time, but this is an absolute destruction and she’s punishing this last 100m.

Ajayi led early and at 60m looked a good bet to win. But Eseme found an extra gear, hit the front with 5m to go, and i’ve no idea how he found enough to win that race; by the end, he was flying.

Eseme couldn’t have left it much later, but he was the quickest in the semi and dug deep to win the final, powering past and going away. At 32 he must’ve feared his tie would never come, but he wins gold for Cameroon and in a proper time too, producing a performance when he needed it most.

Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon wins the men's 100m in a Games record 9.83s

Lachlan Kennedy of Australia takes silver and Kanyinsola Ajayi of Nigeria the bronze.

Kanayinsola is away well and he’s in front, bu I think Eseme has more left, and here he comes, dragging Kennedy behind him!

But eyes down for the men’s 100m…

Back in the pool, the women’s 800, freestyle is under way, Lani Pallister of Australia well in front.

I quite fancy Kanyinsola Ajayi of Nigeria here; at 21, he’s got developing still to do, but this might just be his time.

Our athletes are ready to emerge, the tension amping up. These lads may never again have the chance to win a medal…

We’re just minutes away from the final of the men’s 100m. Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon was very impressive in the semis, but what does he have left?

In the women’s high jump, meanwhile, Lamara Distin of Jamaica leads with 1.82, but Temitope Adeshina of Nigeria is second on the same mark, likewise Elena Kulichenko of Cyprus in third.

In the pool, it’s time for the semis of the men’s 100m back, but let’s check in with the women’s hammer … which Camryn Rogers, Canada’s Olympic champion, leads with 74.38; Lauren bruce of NZ is second with 68.63 and Lara Roberts of Australia third with 68.05.