Devynne Charlton finally holds the outdoor gold that had escaped her. The Bahamian won the women's 100m hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, crossing in 12.33 seconds. It is the first major outdoor title of her career.
An indoor queen lands her first outdoor crown
Charlton got out fast and stayed clean over all ten flights. She held her line as the field closed late, then flung her arms wide when the clock confirmed the win. The mark just missed her national record, denied by a tailwind above the legal limit.
The order behind her told its own story. Her training partner Megan Simmonds of Jamaica took silver in a wind-aided 12.41. World record holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, the defending champion, had to settle for bronze in 12.60.
Silver in 2022, gold in Glasgow
Charlton arrived as one of the favourites, and as a hurdler who had long owned the indoor season. She is the world record holder over 60m hurdles and a three-time world indoor champion. The one gap on her record was a big outdoor title.
Four years earlier she had taken silver at the Commonwealth Games. In Glasgow she closed that gap, and she did it against the woman who holds the outdoor world record. That result gave the win an extra weight she will not soon forget.
The race was the last on a full night of finals, run under warm and still-busy skies. Charlton made it hers from the gun and never let the lead slip. The stadium had waited all evening, and she gave it the loudest finish.
For an athlete who has ruled indoors for years, the outdoor gold completes a long-held ambition. On a warm night in Glasgow, Devynne Charlton finally answered the one question left in her career.
