Favour Ashe and Nicholas Fakorede secured places in the men’s 100m semi-finals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with impressive performances in their respective heats,reports Completesports.com.
Ashe produced a commanding run to win his heat in 10.10 seconds, finishing ahead of Kenya’s Meshack Babu, who clocked 10.21s, while Guyana’s Akeem Stewart placed third in 10.55s.
Fakorede also booked his spot in the last four after finishing second in his heat with a time of 10.21s. Lesotho’s Mojela Koneshe won the race in a national record time of 10.07s, while Singapore’s Marc Brian Louis claimed third place with a season’s best of 10.38s.
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Nigeria’s third representative, Kanyinsola Ajayi, progressed directly to the semi-finals after receiving a bye.
The Nigerian trio will now battle for places in Tuesday’s final.
Ashe has been drawn in the first semi-final, Ajayi will compete in the second, while Fakorede lines up in the third semi-final.
By Adeboye Amosu
