Nigeria’s Favour Ashe and Nicholas Fakorede have booked their places in the men’s 100m semi-finals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after impressive performances in the opening round.
Ashe produced a commanding display to win his heat in 10.10 seconds, finishing ahead of Kenya’s Meshack Babu, who clocked 10.21 seconds, while Guyana’s Akeem Stewart placed third in 10.55 seconds.
Fakorede also secured qualification after finishing second in his heat with a time of 10.21 seconds.
He was beaten only by Lesotho’s Mojela Koneshe, who raced to victory in 10.07 seconds, setting a new national record in the process.
Singapore’s Marc Brian Louis completed the top three in the heat, posting a season’s best of 10.38 seconds.
Nigeria will have three representatives in the semi-finals after Kanyinsola Ajayi advanced automatically with a bye.
The race for places in the final resumes on Tuesday, with Ashe drawn in the first semi-final, Ajayi set to compete in the second, and Fakorede lining up in the third.
