‘I can’t believe I’m living this life’- Finucane
Emma Finucane won her third gold medal in three nights at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Welsh woman to achieve that total at a single Games. Her victory in the debut 1,000m time trial strengthens Wales’ impressive track-cycling campaign and leaves her one win away from becoming the most successful Welsh woman in Commonwealth Games history.
The 23-year-old from Carmarthen recorded 1 minute 5.285 seconds, beating England’s Sophie Capewell and New Zealand Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews despite saying she had scarcely competed in the event before. Wales won four cycling medals on the day, including Anna Morris’s second gold and Jess Roberts’s points-race silver, taking their cycling total to 10 medals: five golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
- Finucane claimed a third gold in three days.
- Wales now have 10 cycling medals.
- A keirin win would make Finucane history.
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Emma Finucane is a track cyclist from Carmarthen who represents Wales. Track cycling takes place on a steep, oval indoor track, with riders racing in different formats that test speed, endurance and tactics.
The Commonwealth Games bring together athletes from countries and territories linked to the Commonwealth. Cycling has been one of Wales’s strongest sports at the Glasgow Games, with riders including Anna Morris and Jess Roberts also winning medals.
Finucane has already won major titles, including Olympic and world championship gold medals. The Games matter to Welsh athletes because their results count towards Wales’s medal tally, and a strong performance can place a competitor among the country’s most successful representatives.