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Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme stormed to gold in a Games record of 9.83 seconds, while Australia’s Lachlan Kennedy claimed silver in a personal best of 9.85 seconds. Ajayi held off South Africa’s Gift Leotlela, who finished fourth in 9.91 seconds.<\/p>\n
Nigeria’s athletics team endured a difficult rainy evening at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday as Kanyinsola Ajayi<\/a><\/strong> and Temitope Adeshina both claimed bronze medals in their respective events.<\/p>\n Ajayi made history by becoming the first Nigerian male sprinter in 20 years to win a Commonwealth Games 100m medal, finishing third in a high-quality final in 9.90 seconds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The last Nigerian man to stand on the Commonwealth Games 100m podium was Olusoji Fasuba, who won silver at the 2006 Games in Melbourne.<\/p>\n \n Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme stormed to gold in a Games record of 9.83 seconds, while Australia’s Lachlan Kennedy claimed silver in a personal best of 9.85 seconds. Ajayi held off South Africa’s Gift Leotlela, who finished fourth in 9.91 seconds.<\/p>\n The bronze medal was somewhat of an anticlimax for the 20-year-old, who had earlier won his semi-final in 9.94 seconds despite drizzling rain, qualifying comfortably for the final.<\/p>\n There was also something to cheer for Team Nigeria in the women’s high jump, where Temitope Adeshina cleared 1.90m to secure another bronze medal.<\/p>\n The Nigerian finished behind Australia’s Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers, who both cleared 1.93m, but Adeshina showed remarkable progress by improving on her 10th-place finish at her Commonwealth Games debut four years ago.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The double podium finish adds to Nigeria’s growing medal haul after an impressive opening four days dominated by para powerlifting and weightlifting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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