Less than 100 days remain until the opening ceremony of the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. One of the stars set to light up the city is Britain’s fastest ever woman, Dina Asher-Smith.

Asher-Smith, the current European 200m champion, is the fastest British woman in history over that distance and she will be looking to add a Commonwealth gold to her 200m medal tally.

On the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the women’s 200m British record holder Asher-Smith said: “I am really excited, and I am definitely aiming to be at both the Europeans and the Commonwealth Games, mostly because it's going to be so much fun.”

“You are going to see a lot of talented athletes come out and perform from all across the world. From the Caribbean nations to the African nations and all across the Commonwealth, I think there are going to be some incredible performances. I think we're also going to have a lot of Scottish newcomers as well, so you should definitely come and support."

Asher-Smith will compete at the Scotstoun Stadium, which will host Olympic, Paralympic, World and European champions for six days of action from 27th July to 1st August.

Fewer than 26,000 athletics tickets remain for the games, whilst tickets for the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and Tollcross Swimming Pool are virtually sold out, as the London-born athlete will be joined by 3,000 of the world’s best athletes and para-athletes in Glasgow.

On the tickets and the competitors ahead of the games, the Chief Executive of Glasgow 2026, Phil Batty OBE said: "One hundred days to go and the response from the public has been incredible. With just 26,000 tickets remaining in Athletics and the velodrome and pool virtually sold out, not to mention an incredible buzz around the SEC with six sports in action on one campus, the message is simple: if you want to be there, now is the time to act.

Asher-Smith is set to compete in the women’s 200m event, with the final taking place at the Scotstoun Stadium on 31st July, which ‘promises to be one of the evenings of the games’.
The women’s 100m final, which will take place on 28th July, will also prove to be a jaw-dropping event as the reigning Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia looks to go one better than her silver medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

On her return to the city where she first won a world indoor title, Alfred said: “I'm excited to go back, and I'm looking forward to Glasgow 2026. I want to add to my collection of medals, and the Commonwealth title is very much one I would like to add as I try to build a legacy so that when I do one day step away from the track, people will say I accomplished everything I possibly could."

However, these two races won’t be the only key sprint battles of the games, as the fastest man on the planet, Oblique Seville, the reigning world 100m champion and current world number one, will compete in the men’s 100m event on 27th July.

Some of Britain’s best will compete in the women’s middle and long distances, including Scotland’s Eilish McColgan, the Commonwealth 10,000m champion, four-time Olympian and Glasgow 2026 Games Ambassador; and England’s Georgia Hunter Bell, the reigning world indoor 1500m champion and 800m world silver medallist.

On the British talent that will be competing, Batty said: “We have some of the biggest names in world athletics confirmed to compete at Scotstoun this summer. From some of the fastest men and women on the planet to a Scottish distance running line-up that will be the envy of the sport, this is going to be a remarkable ten days for Glasgow and for Scotland, and we want as many people as possible in those stands to be part of it."

Edinburgh’s Jake Wightman, the 2022 world 1500m champion and 2025 world silver medallist, will compete alongside fellow Scots Josh Kerr and Neil Gourley in what is set to be one of the ‘strongest distance running line-ups that Scotland has ever produced on home soil’.

The international field also has an array of amazing athletes outside of the sprints, with Australia’s Nina Kennedy, the reigning Olympic and Commonwealth pole vault champion, confirmed for the games alongside India's Neeraj Chopra, former Olympic, World and Commonwealth javelin champion, who is expected to compete.

The Glasgow 2026 games will also showcase the world’s best para-athletes, including Wales’ Olivia Breen, a two-time Commonwealth champion, winning long jump gold at Gold Coast 2018 and 100m gold at Birmingham 2022, who is set to compete.

On returning to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after she made her debut in 2014, four-time Paralympian Breen said: “The Commonwealth Games is such a special event as well because the Para events really help with publicity and inspiring the next generation. It’s important to highlight how sport can help people with disabilities and I’m grateful to have these opportunities. Glasgow was my first Commonwealth Games when I was just 17-18 and now to be going back at the age of 30 is really exciting.”

Tickets are on sale now via www.glasgow2026.com