Team Nigeria’s quest for the men’s 100m gold of the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Game failed to yield dividend last night as favourite sprinter for the precious medal, Kanyisola Ajayi, could only settle for the bronze with 9.90secs.
It was a far cry from his national record of 9.84secs which he set months before coming here for the Games.
Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme took the gold with a new Games Record of 9.83secs. Lachlan Kennedy of Australia won the silver with a PB of 9.85secs.
Earlier in the semifinals, two other Nigerian sprinters, Favour Ashe and Adekalu Nicolas Fakorede, failed to reach the final race.
Ashe finished sixth with 10.07secs in the semifinal 1 won by Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme with the best time of 9.89secs going into the final. Fakorede similarly failed to make the cut, placing fourth with 10.06secs in the third semifinal.
