The east African nation of Kenya sits aside the equator and extends from the Indian Ocean, bordering Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.

A Kenyan athlete leads the pack in the final of the men's 1500m at the 1982 COmmonwealth Games (image: Queensland State Archives)A Kenyan athlete leads the pack in the final of the men's 1500m at the 1982 Commonwealth Games (image: Queensland State Archives)

Kenya at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Kenya finished thirteenth at Glasgow 2026, the first Commonwealth Games staged with a reduced program of 10 sports. The country won 3 gold medals, along with 4 silver and 5 bronze for 12 medals in total, which makes them the third African country on the medal table after Nigeria and South Africa.

The final medal standings, with Kenya's rank, are shown below:

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 70 45 56 171
2 England 29 45 36 110
3 Canada 19 20 23 62
4 India 13 17 9 39
5 Scotland 13 9 17 39
6 New Zealand 10 14 12 36
7 Nigeria 10 7 7 24
8 Jamaica 10 4 5 19
9 Wales 9 10 12 31
10  Malaysia  8  3  5  16
11 South Africa   7  11  10  28
12 North Ireland 3 4 9 16
13 Kenya 3 4 5 12

Trivia

  • Kenya became members of the Commonwealth in 1963 although they first took part in the Commonwealth Games in 1954, missing only the 1986 Games since.
  • Kenya is famous for its distance runners and their many Olympic and Commonwealth titles on the running track.
  • Each Commonwealth Games in which they have taken part has yielded medals of all colors for the Kenyans, not only on the track but also in the boxing ring.