Lachlan Kennedy and Torrie Lewis broke the national records and finished on the podium, while high jumper Eleanor Patterson and distance runner Ky Robinson won gold in a thrilling night for Australian athletics at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Kennedy was pipped at the line by Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme to claim silver in a thrilling men’s 100 metre final, but clocked a time of 9.85 to better Patrick Johnson’s previous Australian record of 9.93, set in 2003.

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While Lewis bettered her own national record for a second time in the same day with a time of 10.99 to take bronze in the women’s 100m final.

In the men’s, Eseme stormed home and dipped at the finish line to set a Commonwealth Games record of 9.83, just ahead of Kennedy almost pulled off an incredible boilover win.

Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi claimed bronze in 9.90, while Australian Eddie Nketia was sixth in 10.06.

The staggering times were made all the more impressive by the fact the track was soaking wet as it had been drenched by downpours throughout the night.

Kennedy came into the final full of confidence, falling just 0.01 second shy of the old Australian record in the semi-final.

“I thought I won!” Kennedy told Channel 7.

“I thought I could win. 9.85 is like crazy. That’s nuts,” he added.

“I came here to win but second place with that time is a pretty good consolation prize.”

Emmanuel Eseme, of Cameroon, crosses the finish line ahead of second placed Lachlan Kennedy, of Australia, and third placed Kayinsola Ajayi, of Nigeria, to win the gold medal in the men’s 100 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)Source: APLachlan Kennedy of Team Australia poses for a photo beside his new Area record in the Men’s 100 Metres Final during the Athletics on day five of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Scotstoun Stadium on July 28, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

Lewis first broke her own women’s 100m national record – which she set last week – with a time of 11.00 in her semi-final.

She ran .01 of a second faster in the final to finish third behind New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs (10.93) and England’s Amy Hunt (10.98).

Lewis became the first Australian to win a medal in the event in 28 years.

“I was so nervous after my semi being the fastest qualifier,” the 21-year-old told Channel 7.

“Hey, perfect race for me, I’ll get better in the next few years,” she added.

NCA. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. July 27th 2026. Day 5. Commonwealth Games. Athletics, at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow. Womens 100 mtr semi final. Australian Torrie Lewis celebrates qualifying for the final after finishing 2nd in her semi. . Picture: Michael KleinSource: News Corp Australia

Patterson overcome fellow Australian, two-time Olympic silver medallist and current world champion Nicola Olyslagers in a stop-start women’s high jump final as a result of the poor weather.

Patterson cleared 1.96m at her third and final attempt to clinch her second Commonwealth Games title after the 30-year-old triumphed in Glasgow 12 years ago.

Olyslagers cleared 1.93m but was unable to get over the Games record height of 1.96m.

After claiming gold, Patterson kept the competition to try clear 2m and set a new outright record, but was unable to clear that mark.

It was not the only unusual moment of the final as Patterson at one point had to wait for spectators to be cleared from the track after a security incident in the stands.

Australia’s Eleanor Patterson celebrates as she clears the bar to win the women’s high jump final during the athletics event at the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, on day five of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 28, 2026. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)Source: AFP

Earlier, Ky Robinson became the first Australian man to win gold in the 10,000 metres since 1958 with an incredible performance in awful conditions.

The 24-year-old Queenslander, who is currently based out of the US at Stanford University, completed the distance double for Australia after Rose Davies won the women’s event.

Robinson took the lead with a few laps remaining to win gold ahead of India’s Gulveer Singh and the Isle of Man’ David Mullarkey with a time of 27:48.93.