--- title: "Emmanuel Eseme qualifies for the 200m semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games 2026, Glasgow; advanced despite 14th in heats" sdDatePublished: "2026-07-29T13:17:00Z" source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/commonwealth-games-2026-emmanuel-eseme-qualifies-200m-semi-final" topics: - name: "sport" identifier: "medtop:15000000" - name: "sport event" identifier: "medtop:20001108" - name: "athletics" identifier: "medtop:20000827" - name: "competition discipline" identifier: "medtop:20000822" locations: - "Australia" - "India" - "Glasgow" - "Cameroon" - "The Bahamas" - "Jamaica" --- Emmanuel Eseme qualifies for the 200m semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games 2026, Glasgow; advanced despite 14th in heats Commonwealth Games 2026: Emmanuel Eseme, the men's 100m champion, qualifies for 200m semi-finals Commonwealth Games 2026: Emmanuel Eseme, the men's 100m champion, qualifies for 200m semi-finals The Cameroonian finished 14th overall in the men's 200m heats, which was enough to qualify for the semi-finals, alongside Australian record-breaker Lachlan Kennedy. A day after storming to the men's 100m athletics gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games , Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme qualified for the 200m semi-finals, coming second in his heats on Wednesday (29 July). Eseme, who ran a Games record time to be crowned the new men's 100m CWG champion, clocked 20.73 seconds in Heat 4 of the 200m, finishing just behind India's Animesh Kujur (20.46). Overall, he was 14th in the heats. "My intention was just to qualify for the next round, and that's what I think I did. So I'm OK with it," Eseme, 32, told Olympics.com. "I had a really long night yesterday, so, today I was a little bit heavy and I didn't want to push my body to the limits." Speaking about winning his first-ever CWG gold, the two-time Olympian added: "Last night was pretty crazy.. when I woke up today, I was like, 'Oh, this is not a dream. This is true!" Commonwealth Games 2026: Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme storms to 100m men's gold in Games Record time Lachlan Kennedy is the second-fastest Australian sprinter of all time Elsewhere, Lachlan Kennedy , who smashed the Australian 100m record to win the CWG silver, was second in Heat 7 in 20.50, which was enough for qualification to the next phase. "I was looking pretty relaxed out there," Lachlan said. "I was just trying to coast through and spend as little effort as I can and still make it through. We'll try and refuel for tomorrow." Zharnel Hughes , racing for England, also advanced after topping Heat 3 in 20.45, while Bahamian Steven Gardiner was second in Heat 8 in 20.85, but didn't make the cut. Jamaica's Jevaughn Powell was the fastest man across the 10 heats at 20.28. The top 16 who qualified for the semi-finals will be back in action on Thursday (30 July) alongside others who received byes. Lachlan Kennedy exclusive: “Type 1 diabetes doesn't have to limit what you can achieve” 23 July - 2 August Commonwealth Games 2026 | Glasgow | United Kingdom