Wales sprint team trio win Commonwealth gold
Wales won gold in the women’s team sprint at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beating England in the final at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. The result improves on the bronze medal won by the same Welsh trio at the Birmingham 2022 Games and contributes to Team Wales’ early medal total.
Emma Finucane, Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas recorded a new Commonwealth Games record of 46.760 seconds, having also been fastest in qualifying. It was Wales’ third track-cycling medal on the opening night, alongside silver for para-cyclist James Ball and guide Matt Rotherham, and bronze in the women’s team pursuit; Trinidad and Tobago received men’s team sprint bronze after Wales withdrew.
- Wales beat England for women’s team sprint gold.
- The Welsh trio set a Games record of 46.760 seconds.
- Wales earned three track-cycling medals on opening night.
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The Commonwealth Games is a major international sporting competition held every four years, featuring athletes from nations across the Commonwealth. Track cycling is one of the primary sports at these Games, with the team sprint being a discipline in which three riders take rapid turns sprinting on a velodrome track to record their fastest combined time.
Emma Finucane, Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas form Wales' team sprint trio. The three previously competed together at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where they secured a medal.
Track cycling medals at the Commonwealth Games serve as an important marker of a nation's strength in the sport. These Games provide a major platform where Commonwealth nations test themselves against one another, and success here often leads to further development and potential progression to world championships and Olympic competitions.