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Powerhouse sprinter Eddie Nketia will represent Australia for the first time at the Commonwealth Games after he was named in the track and field team for Glasgow on Monday.
Born in New Zealand, Nketia ran a staggering wind-assisted 9.74 seconds for the 100 metres at Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska in May, smashing the previous all-conditions Australian record.
The 86-person Commonwealth Games athletics team was announced at Lakeside Stadium at Albert Park on Monday morning.
Nketia spent part of his youth in Canberra before moving back to New Zealand on a sports scholarship.
He switched allegiances from New Zealand to Australia late last year.
Nketia will run the 100 metres along with Lachie Kennedy, who will compete in the 100-200 metre double, and Rohan Browning.
Teenager Gout Gout is skipping the Commonwealth Games to race in the world under-20 championships in Oregon.
Australia’s team for Glasgow also includes long jumper Brooke Buschkuehl, who will return for her third Commonwealth Games, less than 12 months after giving birth.
Discus thrower Matt Denny, middle distances runners Ollie Hoare and Jess Hull, race walker Jemima Montag and pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall were also named on the team.
Marschall will be aiming to win a third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal.
He recently upset dual Olympic champion Armand “Mondo” Duplantis at a Diamond League event, handing Duplantis his first loss after a 40-event unbeaten streak.
Australian Athletics Team - Glasgow 2026
Liam Adcock (long jump)
Delta Amidzovski (long jump)
Eliza Ault-Connell (1500m/400m t54)
Joshua Azzopardi (4x100m),
Isaac Beacroft (10,000m race walk)
Sarah Billings (800m)
Peter Bol (800m),
Luke Boyes (800m)
Briseis Brittain (200m t38)
Lexie Brown (100m t47)
Rohan Browning (100m, 4x100m)
Michal Burian (discus f42-44/f61-64)
Brooke Buschkuehl (long jump)
Abbey Caldwell (mile)
Sarah Carli (400m hurdles)
Samuel Carter (1500m t54)
Julie Charlton (shot put f57)
Rhiannon Clarke (100m/200m t38)
Peyton Craig (800m)
Lianna Davidson (javelin)
Rose Davies (5000m, 10,000m)
Matthew Denny (discus)
Mikaela Dingley (1500m/400m t54)
Cara Feain-Ryan (3000m steeplechase)
Aimee Fisher (400m t54)
Timothy Fraser (10,000m race walk)
Mia Gross (200m, 4x400m mixed)
Linden Hall (5000m)
Monique Hanlon (200m, 4x100m)
Georgia Harris (100m, 4x100m)
Rebecca Henderson (10,000m race walk)
Lindsey Hendy (long jump t20)
Archer Hewett (1500m t20)
Oliver Hoare (mile)
Reece Holder (400m)
Claudia Hollingsworth (mile)
Ainsley Hooker (shot put f57)
Jessica Hull (mile, 5000m)
Matthew Hunt (400m hurdles)
Christopher Ius (4x100m)
Nathan Jason (100m t12)
Michelle Jenneke (100m hurdles)
Nina Kennedy (pole vault)
Lachlan Kennedy (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
Ayla Kowalczyk (long jump t38)
Ebony Lane (100m, 4x100m)
Calab Law (200m, 4x100m)
Torrie Lewis (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
Mackenzie Little (javelin)
Chloe Mannix-Power (4x100m)
Kurtis Marschall (pole vault)
Cameron McEntyre (javelin)
Thomas McGough (100m t38)
Elizabeth McMillen (10,000m race walk)
Daniel Milone (1500m t20)
Christopher Mitrevski (long jump)
Jemima Montag (10,000m race walk)
Ullrich Muller (100m t38)
Aidan Murphy (200m)
Cameron Myers (mile)
Sienna Newton (long jump t38)
Seth O’Donnell (5000m)
Nicola Olyslagers (high jump)
Edward Osei-Nketia (100m)
Desleigh Owusu (triple jump)
Jaydon Page (100m t47)
Ella Pardy (100m t38)
Eleanor Patterson (high jump)
Jemma Pollard (4x400m mixed)
Marley Raikiwasa (shot put)
Stephanie Ratcliffe (hammer throw)
Yual Reath (high jump)
Thomas Reynolds (400m)
Samuel Rizzo (1500m t54)
Lara Roberts (hammer throw)
Ky Robinson (5000m, 10,000m)
Lauren Ryan (10,000m)
Mia Scerri (heptathlon)
Jackson Sharp (5000m)
Layla Sharp (long jump t38)
Matthew Sheppard (shot put f57)
Cooper Sherman (4x400m mixed)
Adam Spencer (mile)
Declan Tingay (10,000m race walk)
Luke van Ratingen (4x400m mixed)
Tori West (heptathlon)
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