Kanyinsola Ajayi Storms into Commonwealth Games 100m Final with 9.94s

GLASGOW, Scotland — Nigerian sprint star Kanyinsola Ajayi booked his place in the men’s 100m final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in emphatic fashion, winning Semi-final 2 in a superb 9.94 seconds (+0.7).

Ajayi finished clear of Wales’ Jeremiah Azu (10.00s) and Ghana’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (10.06s) to advance comfortably to the final.

The strong performance underlines Ajayi’s status as one of the world’s leading sprinters this season and keeps Nigeria’s medal hopes firmly alive in the blue-riband event in Glasgow.