The men's 100 metres at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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, as part of the
athletics programme, took place at the
Alexander Stadium
Alexander Stadium is a track and field athletics stadium in Perry Park, Birmingham, England. It hosted the athletics and opening/closing ceremonies of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Other events held there include the annual British Grand Prix ...
from 2 and 3 August 2022.
Yupun Abeykoon won the bronze medal after finishing the race in 10.14 seconds. Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in athletics after 24 years since
Sriyani Kulawansa and
Sugath Thilakaratne's medal feats at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unpreceden ...
. Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in either men's and women's 100m event. During the heats, Abeykoon managed to set an all-time fastest ever timing in the heats, after finishing with a timing of 10.06 seconds. The previous record in 100m men's heats record was held by Canada's
Glenroy Gilbert
Glenroy John Gilbert (born August 31, 1967 in Trinidad & Tobago) is a Canadian former track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and head coach of Athletics Canada.
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who had finished his heat with a timing of 10.10 seconds during the
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling ...
.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:
All times are United Kingdom time (UTC+1)
Results
First round
The first round consisted of ten heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus the seven fastest non-automatic qualifiers) advanced to the semifinals.
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Semifinals
Qualification for Final (2+2)
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;Semifinal 2
;Semifinal 3
Final
References
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Men's 100 metres
2022
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