By Eldoret Leo 
Team Kenya concluded its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, with 12 medals, finishing 12th in the overall standings.
The national team secured three gold, four silver and five bronze medals, with athletics once again producing most of Kenya’s success. Eleven medals came from track and field events, while weightlifting delivered the remaining bronze.
Edmund Serem won Kenya’s first gold medal after leading a clean sweep in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase. Simon Kiprop Koech took silver, while Leonard Kipkemoi Bett completed the podium sweep with bronze, underlining Kenya’s continued dominance in the event.
Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang added another gold medal in the men’s 5,000m, while Faith Cherotich won the women’s 3,000m steeplechase to secure Kenya’s third gold.
The country’s four silver medals were won by Stephen Ndangiri Kihu in the men’s 10,000m race walk, Diana Wanza in the women’s 10,000m, Lilian Odira in the women’s 800m and Koech in the men’s steeplechase.
Kenya’s bronze medallists included Wyclife Kinyamal in the men’s 800m, Timothy Cheruiyot in the men’s one-mile race and Irene Jepkemboi in the women’s javelin. Joshua Amunga Mboya secured bronze in the men’s 60kg weightlifting category, adding an important medal from outside athletics.
President William Ruto congratulated the athletes for representing the country with distinction and praised their performance on the international stage.
Kenya’s final medal haul reflected the country’s traditional strength in middle- and long-distance running while also highlighting emerging potential in race walking, field events and weightlifting.
The Glasgow campaign ultimately ended with Team Kenya collecting 12 medals across two sporting disciplines and maintaining its position among the Commonwealth’s leading athletics nations. Glasgow 2026 medal table
Robert Mutasi