The men's mile at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at the Scotstoun Stadium from 29 July to 1 August 2026. The mile, branded as the "Commonwealth Mile" returned to the programme for the first time since the last pre-metrification edition of the event, the 1966 Games. The mile replaces the 1500 metres event for able-bodies men and women, but para athletics events in the 1500 metres T20 and T54 classes will continue.
The event was won by the new world record holder in the mile, and home athlete Josh Kerr. In echoes of the "Miracle Mile", the 1954 championship race which inspired the decision to bring the imperial distance back to the Games, the Scotsman led home an Australian, Cameron Myers, with Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot coming through for bronze.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth record for the mile is as follows: Men's Mile run World record 3:42.66 18 Jul 2026 London, Commonwealth record Games record3:55.3413 August 1966Kingston,
Schedule The schedule is as follows: Date Time Round 29 July 2026 11:10 Round 1 1 August 2026 20:55 Final All times are United Kingdom time (UTC+1)
Results Round 1 Round 1 took place on the morning of 29 July 2026. First 6 in each heat (Q) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Josh Kerr 3:58.57 2 Timothy Cheruiyot 3:58.98 3 Sam Tanner 3:59.31 4 Thomas Keen 3:59.34 5 Tshepo Tshite 3:59.52 6 Adam Spencer 3:59.72 7 Max Davies 4:01.42 8 Aaron Ahl 4:03.30 9 Oliver Hoare 4:06.84 10 Domenic Krop 4:07.63 11 Josephat Gisemo 4:09.86 12 Yeshnil Karan 4:12.28 13 Brandon Adolphus
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Cameron Myers 3:53.85 2 Jake Wightman 3:54.05 3 Jake Heyward 3:54.18 4 Brian Komen 3:54.94 5 Foster Malleck 3:55.12 6 Tshepiso Masalela 3:57.11 7 Silas Chemutai 3:57.32 8 Archie Davis 3:57.98 9 Neil Gourley 4:01.45 10 James Gormley 4:04.40 11 Daniel Sinda 4:08.24 12 Jiuteis Robinson 4:19.14 13 Reynold Cheruiyot
Final The final of the men's Commonwealth Mile took place on the evening of 1 August 2026. Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 3:54.12 3:55.26 3:55.41 4 3:55.54 5 3:56.28 6 3:56.36 7 3:56.46 8 3:56.62 9 3:56.63 10 3:57.43 11 3:57.60 12 3:58.89 13 3:59.33
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