World 10,000m silver medallist Daniel Ebenyo will have the opportunity to turn his 2022 Commonwealth Games silver into gold when he lines up for the men’s 10,000m final at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, today at 10.25 pm Kenyan time.
Ebenyo settled for silver at the previous edition in Birmingham in 2022, clocking 27:11.26 behind Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, who struck gold in 27:09.19.
The 30-year-old spearheads a formidable Kenyan charge that also features American-based Edwin Kurgat and rising talent Ishmael Rokitto.
Ebenyo had earlier made his intentions clear ahead of the Club Games, setting his sights firmly on adding another major accolade to his growing collection.
” At the Commonwealth Games in Scotland, I want to run well and come out with good results,” he said.
The distance specialist heads to Glasgow buoyed by an impressive 2026 campaign, highlighted by a bronze medal at the World Cross Country Championships (28:45), a runner-up finish at the BOLDERBoulder 10km road race (29:06) before setting a course record mark at the Chicago Half Marathon, timing 1:00:39.
Meanwhile, both Rokitto and Kurgat will be making their Commonwealth Games debuts.
Rokitto has been sharpening his form on the Diamond League circuit, finishing 10th in the 3,000m in Shanghai (7:29.31) before placing 11th in the 5,000m in Oslo (12:56.96).
Over the 25-lap distance, the youngster boasts the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) title among his growing list of achievements.
Kurgat has also been a regular on the Diamond League circuit, finishing 17th in the 3,000m in Shanghai (7:33.91) before placing fifth in the 5,000m in Xiamen (13:01.47).
Elsewhere, Wyclife Kinyamal begins his quest for an unprecedented third successive Commonwealth men’s 800m title when the heats get underway in the morning session today at 1.15 pm Kenyan time.
Kinyamal will be joined by African Championships gold medallist Kelvin Loti and Nicholas Kiplagat as Kenya seeks another strong showing in the two-lap event.
The 29-year-old first captured Commonwealth gold at the Gold Coast Games in 2018, storming to victory in 1:45.11 ahead of England’s Kyle Langford (1:45.16) and Australia’s Luke Mathews (1:45.60).
He successfully defended his crown four years later in Birmingham, clocking 1:47.52 to finish ahead of Australia’s Peter Bol (1:47.66) and England’s Ben Pattinson (1:48.25).
Kinyamal has made no secret of his ambition to complete a historic three-peat in Glasgow.
“The target is to go and give my best and hopefully defend my title,” he said.
Before the men’s 800m action, the women’s 400m heats will take centre stage at 12.30 pm Kenyan time, with national outdoor and indoor record holder Mercy Oketch leading the Kenyan contingent.
She will be joined by former national champion Mercy Chebet and Nancy Jepkosgei, with all three set to make their Commonwealth Games debuts.
The trio secured their tickets to Glasgow at the national championships, where Oketch stormed to victory in 51.14.
Chebet followed home in 51.28, while Jepkosgei completed the podium in 52.54.
As part of her preparations for Glasgow, Oketch competed in two meets in Belgium earlier this month.
On July 15, she stepped out of her preferred one-lap event to contest the 600m at the Meeting International d’Athlétisme, clocking 1:25.10 to finish second behind American Paris Peoples, who won in 1:24.77.
Three days later, she returned to the 400m at the Night of Athletics, placing sixth in 52.32.
Chebet, meanwhile, will be eager to bounce back after narrowly missing out on a continental medal at the African Senior Championships in Accra, Ghana.
In the Ghanaian capital, she finished eighth in the women’s 400m final after clocking 53.68.
In the men’s 400m heats scheduled for 2 pm Kenyan time, veteran sprinter Boniface Mweresa will lead Kenya’s challenge alongside former national champion George Mutinda and Kevin Tonui.
Mweresa heads to Glasgow determined to improve on his fourth-place finish at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where he narrowly missed out on a medal after clocking 44.96.
Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga (44.66), Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith (44.81) and Barbados’ Jonathan Jones (44.89) occupied the podium on that occasion, with Mweresa now hoping this year’s campaign ends with a long-awaited Commonwealth medal.
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