The women’s 5000m final

Rose Davies completes historic double as Australia dominate thrilling women’s 5000m

Australia celebrated a memorable one-two in the women’s 5,000m at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as Rose Davies completed a historic distance double, timing her finish to perfection to hold off teammate Jessica Hull in a dramatic sprint for gold.

The race was anything but straightforward. Kenya’s Caroline Nyaga dictated the pace for much of the contest, stretching the field through the opening stages. With four laps remaining, Scotland’s Megan Keith made the decisive move, boldly surging to the front in front of an expectant home crowd. Refusing to wait for a sprint finish, Keith attempted to break the field with a long, sustained drive that briefly looked capable of delivering a famous home victory.

However, the Australian pair remained composed. Davies and Hull gradually reeled Keith back in before sweeping past inside the final 200 metres. Davies had just enough left to fend off Hull’s late challenge, crossing the line in a season’s best 14:44.53, with Hull only fractions behind in 14:45.01. Keith’s courageous front-running effort was rewarded with bronze in a season’s best 14:49.10, delighting the Scottish supporters despite narrowly missing out on the top two.

England’s Hannah Nuttall produced another strong championship performance to finish fifth in 14:51.34, while fellow English athlete Innes Fitzgerald, still one of the youngest athletes in the field, impressed with an 11th-place finish. Her 15:02.80 was a season’s best, achieved against a field packed with vastly more experienced senior international runners, underlining the enormous promise of the 20 yr old.

For Davies, victory completed an unprecedented Commonwealth Games 10,000m–5,000m double, making her the first woman to achieve the feat, while Australia’s one-two capped one of the standout distance performances of the championships.