Kenya's struggles in the long-distance races at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow continued on Thursday night.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsCaroline Nyaga finished fifth in the women's 5,000 metres despite clocking a season's best 14:54.00, leaving Kenya still without a medal in the long-distance events. Rebecca Mwangi crossed the finish line 18th in 15:50.48.##NAJAVA_MECA_9867750##Australia's Rose Davies completed a remarkable long-distance double after adding the 5,000 m title to the 10,000 m gold she won earlier in the championships. She won the race in a season's best 14:44.53.Jessica Hull made it an Australian one-two after taking silver in 14:45.01, while Scotland's Megan Keith delighted the home crowd by claiming bronze in 14:49.10.Away from the long-distance races, Kenya enjoyed success in the men's triple jump qualifiers as Isaac Kirwa Yego and Kevin Kemboi advanced to the final.Rosemary Longisa leads Kenyan trio into Commonwealth Games mile finalYego progressed with a leap of 16.14 metres to finish fourth overall in qualifying. Kemboi also booked his place in the final after producing a best mark of 15.55m, good enough for ninth.The men's 400 metres brought disappointment for the Kenyan team after all three athletes failed to progress to the final.Nigeria's Samuel Ogazi posted the fastest qualifying time of 44.52 seconds. Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards and Australia's Thomas Reynolds also won their respective semi-finals.George Mutuku finished eighth in the opening semi-final in 47.22 seconds. Kelvin Kiprotich Tonui placed seventh in the second heat after clocking 47.04, while Boniface Mweresa narrowly missed out after finishing fifth in the third semi-final in 46.24.##NAJAVA_MECA_9867690##Kenya also failed to secure a place in the women's 400 metres final.Mercy Adongo Oketch finished third in the first semi-final in 52.85 seconds, while Mercy Chebet placed fifth in the third semi-final after clocking 53.49. There was, however, better news in the men's 800 metres.Cherotich earns Kenya second Commonwealth Games gold as Odira books final spotWyclife Kinyamal produced the fastest qualifying time after winning the opening semi-final in 1:44.91. Kelvin Kimtai Loti also impressed by taking the second semi-final in 1:45.09 as both Kenyans booked their places in the final.Nicholas Kiplangat Kebenei missed out after finishing seventh in the second semi-final in 1:47.60.Kenya will now look to Kinyamal, Loti, Yego and Kemboi to keep the country's challenge alive##NAJAVA_MECA_9872580##
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