Ghana secure historic Commonwealth 4x100m relay bronze after Canada disqualified

Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team have won a historic bronze medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games after Canada were disqualified from Saturday’s final.

The Ghanaian quartet of Joseph Paul Amoah, Ibrahim Fuseini, Barnabas Aggerh and Benjamin Azamati recorded a time of 38.13 seconds. They initially finished outside the medal positions, but Canada’s disqualification moved Ghana into third place and secured their place on the podium.

Nigeria took silver, while Australia won gold in the final.

The result ends a 52-year wait for Ghana, who had not won a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 4x100m relay since 1974. It is the country’s first podium finish in the event since then and represents a significant achievement for Ghanaian athletics.

Ghana’s team had been unable to celebrate a medal immediately after crossing the line because their time had initially left them outside the top three. The subsequent decision by officials to disqualify Canada changed the final standings, elevating the Ghanaian quartet to the bronze-medal position.

A medal in one of the Commonwealth Games’ most prominent sprint events also underlines the progress made by Ghana’s athletics programme. The country has continued to develop its sprinting pedigree, while its relay teams have regularly competed among the world’s best in recent years.

For Amoah, Fuseini, Aggerh and Azamati, the bronze represents the reward for that sustained competitiveness on the international stage. Their 38.13-second performance was enough to place them behind the silver-winning Nigerian team and gold medallists Australia once Canada were removed from the official results.

The achievement gives Ghana another important milestone in its athletics history and provides further encouragement as the nation looks towards future global competitions. It also offers a major boost to the country’s wider athletics programme, which continues to build on its sprinting tradition.

Although the medal was secured through a change to the final classification, the outcome remains a historic one for Ghana. The bronze ends the long Commonwealth Games wait in the men’s 4x100m relay and confirms the team’s place among the leading relay nations at Glasgow 2026.