ASHER-SMITH 'EXCITED' FOR GLASGOW 2026

Britain’s fastest ever woman has confirmed she is excited for the Commonwealth Games to return to the city this summer, as Glasgow 2026 confirms that just 26,000 Athletics tickets remain, with tickets for the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and Tollcross Swimming Pool virtually sold out.

Scotstoun Stadium is set to host a stellar line-up of Olympic, Paralympic, World and European champions across six days of Athletics and Para Athletics from 27 July to 1 August, as part of a Games that will bring together 3,000 of the world’s best athletes from across the Commonwealth competing across ten sports and six Para sports.

Dina Asher-Smith, the current European 200m champion and fastest British woman in history over the distance, is set to light up the sprint programme at Glasgow 2026. The 200m final on 31 July promises to be one of the evenings of the Games, but all eyes will also be on the 100m on 28 July, where Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia will be looking to go one better than the silver she claimed at Birmingham 2022. The reigning Olympic 100m champion arrives in Glasgow with unfinished business, and should Asher-Smith double up, the stage is set for one of the most compelling sprint rivalries in the world to play out on home soil.

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.”