Athletics Canada adds 51 athletes to Team Canada
OTTAWA – (June 24, 2026) - Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) and Athletics Canada are proud to announce the athletes who will represent Team Canada in Athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, taking place July 23 to August 2, 2026.
These athletes join the 12 para athletes announced to the team in April and para athlete Claire Norek who was added to the roster earlier this month.
The athletes named today feature 13 Commonwealth Games veterans, accounting for 8 Commonwealth Games medals. The team also features 25 Olympians, accounting for 21 Olympic medals.
"This full athletics team showcases the remarkable strength of Canadian sport,” said Kelly Laframboise, Director, Team Canada 2026. “With Olympic and Paralympic medallists, Commonwealth Games champions, and a new generation of athletes ready to make their mark, Team Canada will arrive in Glasgow with confidence, ambition, and tremendous depth. We look forward to seeing these athletes inspire Canadians and deliver outstanding performances on the Commonwealth stage."
The women’s team features Commonwealth Games veterans like World, Olympic, and Commonwealth Games champion Camryn Rogers, 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Sarah Mitton, 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jillian Weir, and distance running sisters Gabriela DeBues Stafford and Lucia Stafford.
Audrey Leduc, Brooke Overholt, Florence Caron, Frédérique Chiasson, Gabrielle Cole, Grace Fetherstonhaugh, Hannah Blair, Isabella Goudros, Jennifer Elizarov, Jinaye Shomachuk, Julia Tunks, Kate Current, Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, Lauren Gale, Maeliss Trapeau, Marguerite Lorenzo, Mariam Abdul-Rashid, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, Nicole McKenzie, Sade McCreath, Savannah Sutherland, Sienna MacDonald, Simone Plourde, and Tatiana Aholou will be making their Commonwealth debuts.
“My goal between Paris and L.A. is to make as many teams as I can, like the Commonwealth Games, among others,” Leduc said. “It’s going to be another great experience, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what these Games are like. I’m really excited.”
Making their Commonwealth Games return on the men’s side will be Canada’s most decorated male Olympian Andre De Grasse, as well as 4x100 metre relay teammates Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney.
“Having all those guys, we're contenders. We're gold medalist contenders. So, I’m looking forward to that,” De Grasse said.
2014 Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic champion Damian Warner returns, as does Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg, World and Commonwealth Games champion Evan Dunfee, two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Mohammed Ahmed, and Rowan Hamilton.
“Being in a stadium with 30,000 people in it, competing is so different for us. It’s huge motivation and to be part of such a great team. It's going to be a lot of fun and I'm really looking forward to it,” Dunfee said.
“The first one didn't turn out so well, so I'm hoping to leave this one with a medal,” Hamilton said. I’ll hopefully be a new dad by then, so I'm hoping that I can just bring metal home for my family.”
First-timers on the Commonwealth Games roster include reigning World indoor champion Christopher Morales Williams.
“I'm definitely planning to go to the Commonwealth Games to hopefully go out there and do what I did indoors and give whatever I’ve got and just have fun,” Morales Williams said.
Other Commonwealth Games rookies on the men’s roster include Aaron Ahl, Abdullahi Hassan, Austin Cole, David Moulongou, Duan Asemota, Eliezer Adjibi, Foster Malleck, Jean-Simon Desgagnés, Jerome Blake, Justin O’Toole, Justyn Knight, Kieran Lumb, and Max Davies.
GLASGOW 2026
The athletics competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow from July 27 to August 1, featuring 43 medal events, in addition to 16 medal events in para athletics.
Glasgow 2026 will include 10 sports, including six Para sports. The Commonwealth Games are the only multi-sport event that feature equal standing for sport and para-sport events.
Up to 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories from across the Commonwealth will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games over 11 days of competition across the city of Glasgow.
TEAM CANADA
The athletics and para athletics team that will represent Canada at the Glasgow 2026 Games includes:
Athletics:
| Name | Event(s) | Hometown | Previous Commonwealth Games |
| Aaron Brown | Men's 200m | Toronto ON | 2014, 2018 |
| Aaron Ahl | Men's 3000m Steeplechase & Men's Mile | Calgary AB | |
| Abdullahi Hassan | Men's 800m | Scarborough ON | |
| Andre De Grasse | Men's 4x100m Relay | Markham ON | 2014 |
| Audrey Leduc | Women's 100m, 200m & Women's 4x100m Relay | Laval QC | |
| Austin Cole | Men's 400m | Sherwood Park AB | |
| Brendon Rodney | Men's 200m & Men's 4x100m Relay | Etobicoke ON | 2014, 2022 |
| Brooke Overholt | Women's 400m Hurdles | St. Marys ON | |
| Camryn Rogers | Women's Hammer Throw | Richmond BC | 2022 |
| Christopher Morales Williams | Men's 400m | Maple ON | |
| Damian Warner | Men's Decathlon | London ON | 2014, 2018 |
| David Moulongou | Men's 400m Hurdles | Ottawa ON | |
| Duan Asemota | Men's 100m & Men's 4x100m Relay | Ajax ON | |
| Eliezer Adjibi | Men's 100m, Men's 200m & Men's 4x100m Relay | Ottawa ON | |
| Ethan Katzberg | Men's Hammer Throw | Nanaimo BC | 2022 |
| Evan Dunfee | Men's 10000m Race Walk | Richmond BC | 2010, 2018, 2022 |
| Florence Caron | Women's 10000m | La Malbaie QC | |
| Foster Malleck | Men's Mile | Kitchener ON | |
| Frédérique Chiasson | Women's 200m & Women's 4x100m Relay | Québec QC | |
| Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | Women's 5000m | Toronto ON | 2018 |
| Gabrielle Cole | Women's 100m & Women's 4x100m Relay | Ajax ON | |
| Grace Fetherstonhaugh | Women's 3000m Steeplechase | New Westminster BC | - |
| Hannah Blair | Women's Heptathlon | Waterloo ON | |
| Isabella Goudros | Women's Long Jump | Toronto ON | |
| Jean-Simon Desgagnés | Men's 3000m Steeplechase | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges QC | |
| Jennifer Elizarov | Women's Pole Vault | Waterloo ON | |
| Jerome Blake | Men's 100m & Men's 4x100m Relay | Coquitlam BC | |
| Jillian Weir | Women's Hammer Throw | Kingston ON | 2018, 2022 |
| Jinaye Shomachuk | Women's Hammer Throw | Airdrie AB | |
| Julia Tunks | Women's Discus Throw | London ON | |
| Justin O'Toole | Men's 800m | Montréal QC | |
| Justyn Knight | Men's 5000m | Vaughan ON | 2018 |
| Kate Current | Women's Mile | Cobourg ON | |
| Katelyn Stewart-Barnett | Women's 3000m Steeplechase | New Westminster BC | |
| Kieran Lumb | Men's 5000m | Vancouver BC | |
| Lauren Gale | Women's 400m | Ottawa ON | 2022 |
| Lucia Stafford | Women's Mile | Toronto ON | 2022 |
| Maeliss Trapeau | Women's 800m | Martigues, FRA | |
| Marguerite Lorenzo | Women's High Jump | Montreal QC | |
| Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Women's 100m Hurdles | Oshawa ON | |
| Marie-Éloïse Leclair | Women's 200m & Women's 4x100m Relay | Candiac QC | |
| Max Davies | Men's Mile | Toronto ON | |
| Mohammed Ahmed | Men's 5000m | St.Catharines ON | 2014, 2018 |
| Nicole McKenzie | Women's 800m | Elora ON | |
| Rowan Hamilton | Men's Hammer Throw | Chilliwack BC | 2022 |
| Sade McCreath | Women's 100m & Women's 4x100m Relay | Ajax ON | |
| Sarah Mitton | Women's Shot Put | Brooklyn NS | 2022 |
| Savannah Sutherland | Women's 400m Hurdles | Borden SK | |
| Sienna MacDonald | Women's Heptathlon & Women's Long Jump | Airdrie AB | |
| Simone Plourde | Women's Mile | Verdun QC | |
| Tatiana Aholou | Women's 100m Hurdles | Laval QC |
Para Athletics:
| Athlete Name | Events (s) | Hometown | Previous Commonwealth Games |
| Addisyn Franceschini | Women's Discus Throw F42-44/F61-64 | Thunder Bay, ON | |
| Chloe Dunbar | Women's 100 m T47 | Brooklyn, NS | |
| Christel Robichaud | Women's Shot Put F57 | Grande-Digue, NB | |
| George Quarcoo | Men's 100 m T12 | Toronto, ON | 2018 |
| Segun Makinde | Men's 100 m T12 | Ottawa, ON | 2018 |
| Maitlan Knoke | Men's Shot Put F57 | Saskatoon, SK | |
| Michael Barber | Men's 1500 m T20 | Victoria, BC | |
| Nandini Sharma | Women's 1500 m T54 / Women's 400 m T54 | Brampton, ON | 2022 |
| Natalie Thirsk | Women's 100 m T38 / Women's 200 m T38 | Edmonton, AB | 2022 |
| Noah Vucsics | Men's Long Jump T20 | Calgary, AB | |
| Sheriauna Haase | Women's 100 m T47 | Toronto, ON | |
| Zachary Gingras | Men's 100 m T38 | Markham, ON | 2022 |
| Claire Norek | Women’s Shot Put | Gerald, SK |
ABOUT TEAM CANADA 2026
The 2026 Commonwealth Games will bring together 74 nations and territories in a celebration of sport, culture, and community. Team Canada will once again compete with pride, unity, and determination on the global stage on this important path to Olympic and Paralympic success. Team Canada will feature 153 athletes, including one guide, 82 team officials and 19 mission staff. Canada’s performance projection in 2026 is a top three ranking, in total medals, amongst all nations and territories competing. Team Canada’s dedicated mission team will provide an optimal environment by celebrating equality, diversity, and non-discrimination. This is in support of our goals needed to enable a best ever performance by Canadian athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
ABOUT ATHLETICS CANADA
Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for track and field, para athletics, cross-country, and road, mountain, and trail running. Its purpose is to support high performance athletics excellence at the world level, and to provide leadership in developmental athletics. Athletics Canada is a not for profit, charitable organization operating under a board of directors elected by provincial / territorial members.
ABOUT COMMONWEALTH SPORT CANADA
Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) is the franchise holder for the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth sport movement in Canada. CSC supports Canada’s athletes to achieve excellence at Olympic and Paralympic Games and world championships and enriches the lives of youth across the Commonwealth and hosts the Commonwealth Games. For additional information go to: www.commonwealthsport.ca
For more information, please contact:
Caroline Sharp
Media Attaché – Athletics
Email : [email protected]
(613) 323-5605
Patrick Kenny
Communications Team Leader – Team Canada 2026
Email: [email protected]
(613) 724-7160
