Ghana sprinter Benjamin Azamati will compete in the Men’s 100 Metre Final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The former national record holder made the cut after running a time of 10.00 seconds in Heat One of the Men’s 100 Metres.
He finished in third place in his and managed to qualify after picking up one of the non-automatic qualification spots which puts him in line to win a medal at the Games. Azamati’s time was the fourth fastest in the field.
However, the story wasn’t the same for fellow Ghana sprinter Abdul-Rasheed Saminu who run a time of 10.06 seconds to finish third in his heat.
Saminu’s time put him behind Kayionsola Ajayi of Nigeria and Jeremiah Azu of Wales who run a time of 9.94 seconds and 10.00 seconds respectively.
Saminu beat Azamati’s time of 9.90 seconds to set a new national record of 9.84 seconds last year.
Azu is of Ghanaian descent and was eligible to represent The Netherlands before deciding to run professionally for Wales-the country he grew up in.
Saminu has to play the waiting game before his qualification to the Men’s 100 Metre Finals gets confirmed…. pic.twitter.com/b8TzshcLqK
— LeBron James Adjei-Mintah (@YawMintYM) July 28, 2026
