World champion Faith Cherotich’s Commonwealth Games record in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, a wind-assisted 12.33 by Devynne Charlton in the sprint hurdles and Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s victory over a stacked men’s javelin field were among the highlights of the third, fourth and fifth days of athletics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Cherotich produced the standout performance on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, dominating the women’s 3000m steeplechase in 9:01.76.
The Kenyan broke away from the field during the closing stages and crossed the line almost four seconds clear of England’s Elise Thorner, who earned silver with a 9:05.45 PB. Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai, the Olympic champion in 2021, took bronze in 9:09.96.
Charlton was similarly commanding in the women’s 100m hurdles final on Thursday (30). The three-time world indoor champion powered away from the field to win in a wind-assisted 12.33 (2.5m/s).
Jamaica’s Megan Simmonds finished second in 12.41 and Nigeria’s defending champion Tobi Amusan was third in 12.60. Amusan had earlier produced the fastest performance of the competition, clocking a wind-assisted 12.19 in the heats, but Charlton proved strongest when the medals were decided.
There was another high-quality performance in the men’s javelin, where Sri Lanka’s Pathirage defeated one of the strongest fields assembled at the Games.
Pathirage took control of the competition with an 89.75m throw in round two. India’s 2021 Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra responded with 85.83m to take silver, while his teammate Yashvir Singh produced a personal best of 85.41m to secure bronze.
The depth of the field was underlined by the athletes who finished outside the medals. Two-time world champion Anderson Peters placed fourth, world champion Keshorn Walcott was sixth and Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem finished ninth.
