Updated June 22, 2026 — 3:59pm,first published 12:39pmPowerhouse sprinter Eddie Nketia has a knack for breaking records.The Kiwi-born athlete ran a staggering wind-assisted 9.84 seconds for the 100m at the San Antonio College Relays in Walnut, California in April, smashing the previous all-conditions Australian record.Australia’s newest sprint star Eddie Nketia will compete at the Commonwealth Games. Justin McManus A month later he broke it again, with a wind-assisted 9.74 seconds for the 100 metres at Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska.In August, the 25-year-old will step on to the international stage to represent Australia for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Can the sprinting sensation go even faster?“That’s an interesting question,” he laughed. “Because the conditions are really interesting, I’m aiming to run 9.8 [seconds] or faster if the conditions line up.”Nketia is among the 86 track and field athletes selected for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, officially announced at Lakeside Stadium at Albert Park on Monday morning.The son of former Ghana and New Zealand champion sprinter Gus, Nketia grew up in Canberra but returned to New Zealand and went on to break his father’s 100m and 200m records.In 2023, he signed to play wide receiver for the University of Hawaii football team, before subsequently moving to the University of Southern California on a track scholarship.In late 2025, Nketia successfully applied to switch allegiances to Australia, following a falling out with NZ Athletics over controversial omissions from Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.The former Kiwi will race for Australia at the Commonwealth Games. Justin McManus Nketia told this masthead he felt a mixture of excitement and relief when he realised he’d made the Australian team.“Honestly, it’s just beautiful. I just felt so relieved, like after everything I’ve been through, from New Zealand to Hawaii, to finally get selected from all my races, it’s just beautiful,” he said.“Finally, I get the opportunity to represent Australia... [after] all these years of like getting declined, and all these years of like politics, getting involved, it’s just like finally an opportunity’s out there for me.”Nketia is part of an exciting new era in Australian men’s sprinting. He will run the 100 metres along with sprint sensation Lachie Kennedy, who will compete in the 100-200 metre double, and Rohan Browning. Teenager Gout Gout is skipping the Commonwealth Games to race in the world under-20 championships in Oregon.Gout Gout is one of the most exciting young athletes in Australian sprinting. GettyNketia said he had watched both men races and was aware of their times, but preferred to stay focused on his craft, noting it was important to not get distracted.But he’s keen to eventually race Gout.“Oh I’d love to race Gout,” he grinned. “It’s going to be amazing, and we’re going to do wonders, not just here but on the world stage as well.”The powerhouse sprinter has an extensive appetite for sport, he’s been busy watching the Socceroos at the World Cup and an NBA Lakers or Clippers game is on his bucket list.Long-jumper Brooke Buschkuehl has been selected for her third Commonwealth Games. Justin McManus “I’m a big fan of college football,” he added. “I just love the plays, I just love the swag, and just love everything about American football.”Australia’s team for Glasgow includes long jumper Brooke Buschkuehl, who will return for her third Commonwealth Games, 13 months after giving birth to son Bobby.The Olympian returned to training roughly eight weeks of after giving birth and said she was “over the moon to be selected”.“It’s been a pretty hard road to get back to being at this level again, but I couldn’t think of anything else I would have wanted to do,” she said.“To be able to have Bobby now, who turns one in a few days, on the sidelines watching me and supporting me, it’s super special.Discus thrower Matt Denny, middle distances runners Ollie Hoare and Jess Hull, race walker Jemima Montag, pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall and rising star Tom Reynolds were also named on the team.Marschall will be aiming to win a third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal. He recently upset dual Olympic champion Armand “Mondo” Duplantis at a Diamond League event, handing Duplantis his first loss after a 40-event unbeaten streak.Australian Athletics Team - Glasgow 2026Liam Adcock (long jump), Delta Amidzovski (long jump), Eliza Ault-Connell (1500m/400m t54), Joshua Azzopardi (4x100m), Isaac Beacroft (10,000m race walk), Sarah Billings (800m), Peter Bol (800m), Luke Boyes (800m), Briseis Brittain (200m t38), Lexie Brown (100m t47), Rohan Browning (100m, 4x100m), Michal Burian (discus f42-44/f61-64), Brooke Buschkuehl (long jump), Abbey Caldwell (mile), Sarah Carli (400m hurdles), Samuel Carter (1500m t54), Julie Charlton (shot put f57), Rhiannon Clarke (100m/200m t38), Peyton Craig (800m), Lianna Davidson (javelin), Rose Davies (5000m, 10,000m), Matthew Denny (discus), Mikaela Dingley (1500m/400m t54), Cara Feain-Ryan (3000m steeplechase), Aimee Fisher (400m t54), Timothy Fraser (10,000m race walk), Mia Gross (200m, 4x400m mixed), Linden Hall (5000m), Monique Hanlon (200m, 4x100m), Georgia Harris (100m, 4x100m)Rebecca Henderson (10,000m race walk)Lindsey Hendy (long jump t20), Archer Hewett (1500m t20), Oliver Hoare (mile), Reece Holder (400m), Claudia Hollingsworth (mile), Ainsley Hooker (shot put f57), Jessica Hull (mile, 5000m), Matthew Hunt (400m hurdles), Christopher Ius (4x100m), Nathan Jason (100m t12), Michelle Jenneke (100m hurdles), Nina Kennedy (pole vault), Lachlan Kennedy (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Ayla Kowalczyk (long jump t38), Ebony Lane (100m, 4x100m), Calab Law (200m, 4x100m), Torrie Lewis (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Mackenzie Little (javelin), Chloe Mannix-Power (4x100m), Kurtis Marschall (pole vault), Cameron McEntyre (javelin), Thomas McGough (100m t38), Elizabeth McMillen (10,000m race walk), Daniel Milone (1500m t20), Christopher Mitrevski (long jump), Jemima Montag (10,000m race walk), Ullrich Muller (100m t38), Aidan Murphy (200m), Cameron Myers (mile), Sienna Newton (long jump t38), Seth O’Donnell (5000m), Nicola Olyslagers (high jump), Edward Osei-Nketia (100m), Desleigh Owusu (triple jump), Jaydon Page (100m t47), Ella Pardy (100m t38), Eleanor Patterson (high jump), Jemma Pollard (4x400m mixed), Marley Raikiwasa (shot put), Stephanie Ratcliffe (hammer throw), Yual Reath (high jump), Thomas Reynolds (400m), Samuel Rizzo (1500m t54), Lara Roberts (hammer throw), Ky Robinson (5000m, 10,000m), Lauren Ryan (10,000m), Mia Scerri (heptathlon), Jackson Sharp (5000m), Layla Sharp (long jump t38), Matthew Sheppard (shot put f57), Cooper Sherman (4x400m mixed), Adam Spencer (mile), Declan Tingay (10,000m race walk), Luke van Ratingen (4x400m mixed), Tori West (heptathlon). 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