Glasgow 2026: Adeshina Bags High Jump Bronze As Eseme Shatters 100m Games Record

Nigeria added another athletics medal to its growing haul at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, with Temitope Simbiat Adeshina winning bronze in the women’s high jump, while Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme stormed to a record-breaking victory in the men’s 100 metres.

Adeshina, Nigeria’s national record holder, cleared 1.90 metres to finish third in a high-quality final won by Australia’s Eleanor Patterson, who reclaimed the Commonwealth title with a 1.96m clearance.

Patterson, who won her first Commonwealth Games gold 12 years ago, returned to the top of the podium, while world champion Nicola Olyslagers took silver after failing to clear the winning height.

Adeshina’s bronze further underlined her consistency at major international competitions and strengthened Nigeria’s athletics medal campaign in Glasgow.

The headline performance of the evening, however, came in the men’s 100m final, where Cameroon’s two-time African champion Eseme produced a stunning late surge to win gold in a new Commonwealth Games record of 9.83 seconds.

The 32-year-old sprinter, who only took up sprinting at the age of 24, came from behind in the closing stages to erase the previous Games record of 9.86 seconds set by Trinidad and Tobago legend Ato Boldon in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

Australia’s Lachlan Kennedy claimed silver in 9.85 seconds, setting a new area record, while Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi secured bronze in 9.90 seconds.

Elsewhere, Nigeria’s Oyesade Olatoye finished eighth in the women’s hammer throw final with a best effort of 63.27m. Canada’s Camryn Rogers dominated the event, setting a Games record of 74.91m.

In boxing, Patricia Mbata’s medal hopes ended in the women’s 75kg quarter-finals after she suffered a narrow 3-2 split-decision defeat to England’s Mary Kate Smith.

Nigeria Targets More Medals on Wednesday

Team Nigeria will return to action on Wednesday with athletes competing in a busy programme featuring sprint, field and para-athletics events.

The action begins at 10:30am with the women’s 200m first round, where Jennifer Obi Chukwuka will compete in Heat Four from lane three, while Olayinka Olajide, who has a season’s best of 23.14 seconds, lines up in Heat Five from lane five.

At 11:05am, attention turns to the men’s shot put qualification, with Chukwuebuka Enekwechi competing in Group B. The Nigerian, who has a season’s best of 21.74m, will throw sixth.

The men’s 200m first round follows at 11:32am, with Alaba Akintola in Heat Two and Udodi Onwuzurike in Heat Five. Akintola has clocked 20.33 seconds this season, while Onwuzurike boasts a season’s best of 20.18 seconds.

The evening session begins at 7:00pm with the women’s F42/44 discus throw final, where Goodness Nwachukwu and Destiny Agbo will contest for medals.

At 7:33pm, African record holder Ezekiel Nathaniel begins his men’s 400m hurdles campaign in Heat Two, carrying a season’s best of 47.37 seconds.

Jessica Oji will then compete in the women’s shot put final at 8:01pm, while Ifeanyi Christain rounds off Nigeria’s athletics schedule in the men’s T47 100m final at 9:12pm.

With several medal contenders in action, Wednesday presents another major opportunity for Team Nigeria to strengthen its medal haul in Glasgow.