The women's 800 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, will take place at the Scotstoun Stadium from 27 to 31 July 2026.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records were as follows: Women's 800 Metres World record1:53.28München, West Germany26 Jul 1983 Commonwealth record1:54.01Zürich, Switzerland29 Aug 2008 Games record1:56.70Gold Coast, Australia13 April 2018
Schedule The schedule is as follows: Date Time Round 27 July 2026 18:30 Round 1 29 July 2026 18:30 Semifinals 31 July 2026 18:30 Final All times are United Kingdom time (UTC+1)
Results
Round 1 Round 1 took place on the evening of 27 July 2026. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semi-finals.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Sarah Billings 2:01.51 2 Oratile Nowe 2:02.11 3 Janet Jepkemoi Amimo 2:02.30 4 Adelle Tracey 2:02.58 5 Manqabang Tsibela 2:03.64 6 Aaliyah Moore 2:05.54 7 Fasuhaa Ahmed 2:19.86 8 Jane Kargbo 2:20.43
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Lilian Odira 2:01.05 2 Isabelle Boffey 2:01.53 3 Kelly-Ann Beckford 2:01.63 4 Maeliss Trapeau 2:03.89 5 Mena Scatchard 2:03.94 6 Claire Uwitonze 2:06.95 7 Scholastica Herman 2:19.20
Heat 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Georgia Hunter Bell 2:02.61 2 Jemma Reekie 2:03.09 3 Halimah Nakaayi 2:04.33 4 Nicole McKenzie 2:05.07 5 Abigail Abugire 2:06.31 6 Adi Ceva Sova Lutumailagi 2:22.58 7 Tanesia Sylvina Gardiner 2:24.28
Heat 4 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Shafiqua Maloney 2:02.83 2 Rachel Klopfenstein 2:03.04 3 Erin Wallace 2:03.15 4 Prudence Sekgodiso 2:03.84 5 Honorine Iribagiza 2:05.36 6 Vivian Chebet Kiprotich 2:13.00 — Mary Kamara — Glandness Simpson
Semi-finals The semi-finals took place on the evening of 29 July 2026. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Lilian Odira 1:59.39 2 Shafiqua Maloney 1:59.81 3 Kelly-Ann Beckford 1:59.96 4 Isabelle Boffey 2:00.24 5 Rachel Klopfenstein 2:00.48 6 Erin Wallace 2:00.76 7 Prudence Sekgodiso 2:01.57 8 Maeliss Trapeau 2:02.42
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Georgia Hunter Bell 1:59.88 2 Sarah Billings 2:00.05 3 Oratile Nowe 2:00.60 4 Adelle Tracey 2:01.54 5 Janet Jepkemoi 2:02.08 6 Halimah Nakaayi 2:03.36 7 Jemma Reekie 2:03.46 8 Manqabang Tsibela 2:03.93
Final The final of the women's 800 metres took place on the evening of 31 July 2026.
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 5 Georgia Hunter Bell 1:59.51 7 Lilian Odira 2:00.58 4 Sarah Billings 2:00.61 4 6 Oratile Nowe 2:01.29 5 8 Isabelle Boffey 2:01.44 6 3 Shafiqua Maloney 2:02.17 7 2 Kelly-Ann Beckford 2:02.77 8 1 Rachel Klopfenstein 2:03.81
References