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Commonwealth Games 2026: Rose Davies Creates History, Thea LaFond Wins First Commonwealth Gold

By AFP News July 31, 2026 • 08:28 AM View: 157

Australia's Rose Davies completed a 5,000 and 10,000 metre double in Glasgow as Olympic triple jump champion Thea LaFond finally landed gold in her fourth Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

Davies outgunned teammate Jessica Hull in a shootout over the final 400m after the Australian duo pulled away from Scotland's Megan Keith, who held on for bronze to the delight of the home crowd.

TAGS Commonwealth Games 2026 Rose Davies Thea LaFond Commonwealth Athletics Australia Athletics Dominica Athletics Commonwealth Games Results

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