INVERNESS athlete Megan Keith is confirmed as the one of the first athletes to be selected to compete for Scotland at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Megan Keith is in the Scotland squad for the Commonwealth Games.
The 23-year-old will make her Commonwealth Games debut in the 10,000 metres which will take place at the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2.
Keith met the qualifying standard for the Commonwealth Games last month when she finished in 10th place at the World Championships in Tokyo.
Her place in the Scotland squad was officially announced this morning, along with Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley who are selected for the Commonwealth Mile as the event makes a return for the first time since 1966 in place of the 1500 metres.
Megan Keith is in the Scotland squad for the Commonwealth Games.
Keith competed in the 10,000 metres at the Olympic Games in Paris last year, along with world championships and won a bronze at the European Championship in Rome last year.
In June, she was also crowned 10,000 metres British champion in Birmingham.
Earlier this month, Keith spoke about representing Scotland at the Commonwealth Games as one of her main priorities for 2026 while speaking at an event in Inverness.
Speaking after her selection was officially announced, Keith said: “Competing for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games is going to be very special.
“I’ve watched the Commonwealth Games on TV for years and I wanted to go and see it when it was in Glasgow 11 years ago but we didn’t manage to get tickets.
“It’s not something I ever dreamed about competing at myself, but for me the Commonwealth Games is always so much cooler than the Olympics or other events because everyone is competing in their Scotland vests.
“It’s not often we get the opportunity as senior athletes to compete for Scotland, then on home soil as well. I don’t get to race in Scotland as much as I would like so the combination of doing both in Glasgow next summer will be a really cool moment for me, I can’t wait.”
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