Jazmin Sawyers wins Commonwealth Games long jump gold in Glasgow with 6.93m leap

Jazmin Sawyers won gold in the women’s long jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, leaping 6.93 metres in the fourth round at Scotstoun Stadium. Ruth Usoro of Nigeria took silver with a season’s best of 6.87 metres on her first attempt. Sawyers, the British track and field athlete and sports presenter from England, had finished seventh at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and recorded the official anthem for England’s team that year. A ruptured Achilles in 2024 forced her out of the Paris Olympics and kept her from competition for a period. She returned to Glasgow, she said, after sacrificing other meets to arrive fresh. According to Sawyers, the gold was her first outdoor title in a senior career that began 32 years ago, following her first major senior win at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. The victory in Glasgow, she said, fulfilled a dream and overcame years of injury and disappointment.

Gold at last: Sawyers leaps 6.93m to win Commonwealth long jump

Jazmin Sawyers won the women’s long jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, according to the athlete. She produced a leap of 6.93 metres in the fourth round at Scotstoun Stadium. The competition ran from 31 July to 1 August.

Ruth Usoro of Nigeria took silver with a season’s best of 6.87 metres, achieved on her first attempt, according to the jumper. Usoro’s opening effort held the lead until Sawyers delivered her winning mark in the fourth round.

The gold was Sawyers’ first outdoor title in a senior global or Commonwealth championship, according to the athlete. She had finished seventh in the long jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, also in Glasgow, and described that performance as a disappointment. The 2026 victory fulfilled a dream she had spoken of after returning to the city where she once recorded the official anthem for Commonwealth Games England.

From ruptured Achilles to gold: the comeback story

Jazmin Sawyers described winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as a dream, one she achieved after overcoming injuries and disappointments. According to Sawyers, she suffered a ruptured Achilles in 2024 that forced her out of the Paris Olympics and kept her out of action for a period. She returned to Glasgow after that injury to secure selection for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Sawyers said she made sacrifices for the Commonwealth Games, though she did not specify which competitions she skipped. The long jumper, who represents Great Britain and England, has spoken about the difficulty of recovering from the Achilles rupture and the setbacks that preceded her victory at Scotstoun Stadium. Her gold medal marked a turnaround from previous major championship disappointments, including a seventh-place finish at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

A 32-year wait for outdoor gold: Sawyers' long road

Jazmin Sawyers is a British track and field athlete and sports presenter from England, competing in the long jump for Great Britain and England. She won her first major senior title at the 2023 European Indoor Championships. According to Sawyers, the gold in Glasgow was her first outdoor gold in 32 years of her career. The long wait reflected a career that had delivered indoor success but left the outdoor major title elusive until the Commonwealth Games. Sawyers described overcoming injuries and disappointments to reach that moment. The 2023 indoor gold in Istanbul had hinted at her potential on the biggest stages, but the outdoor breakthrough required patience and persistence.

Seventh in 2018, first in 2026: how Sawyers turned disappointment into gold

When Jazmin Sawyers arrived in Glasgow for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she was carrying more than a kitbag. The British long jumper had also recorded a version of ‘Jerusalem’ as the official anthem for Commonwealth Games England. By then she was already known to a wider audience from an appearance on the television show The Voice. But on the track at Scotstoun Stadium, the performance fell short.

Sawyers finished seventh in the long jump final. She has since described herself as disappointed with that result. Competing for England on home soil, she had hoped for more. Eight years later, the same stadium would become the scene of a very different outcome. The singer who once stood seventh in the sand pit would stand at the top of the podium. The wait between those two Commonwealth Games measured more than a decade of injuries, setbacks, and quiet persistence.

The sacrifices behind the gold: skipping meets for Glasgow

Jazmin Sawyers said she skipped several competitions in the months before Glasgow to ensure she arrived at the Commonwealth Games fresh. “I have made sacrifices for the Commonwealth Games,” she said, according to reports. The decision was deliberate: rather than chase results on the circuit, she prioritised recovery and training blocks aimed at peaking in late July.

Beyond the athletic preparation, Sawyers also contributed to the event in an unusual way. She recorded the official anthem of Commonwealth Games England, a version of ‘Jerusalem’. The same song had served as the official anthem for the 2018 Games, when she also recorded it. For Sawyers, the dual role of competitor and vocalist underlined how deeply the Games matter to her. “I have made sacrifices for the Commonwealth Games,” she repeated, linking the musical commitment to the wider personal cost of chasing gold.

Usoro's season's best not enough as Sawyers delivers in fourth round

Jazmin Sawyers said she had overcome previous major championship disappointments to win Commonwealth gold. She qualified for the long jump final at Scotstoun Stadium before delivering in the fourth round.

Ruth Usoro, competing for Nigeria, took silver. Her best leap of 6.87 metres came on her first attempt, which Usoro described as a season’s best. That mark stood until Sawyers surpassed it with her winning jump of 6.93 metres in the fourth round.

Sawyers’ victory in Glasgow marked a turnaround from earlier championship results that had left her unsatisfied. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, she finished seventh in the long jump final. She later said she was disappointed with that performance.

What next for Sawyers after Glasgow gold?

Jazmin Sawyers, who grew up in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, has long balanced dual careers. She is a British track and field athlete representing Great Britain and England in the long jump, and a sports presenter. The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow offered her a rare chance to compete on home soil, and she seized it.

What comes next for the 32-year-old is uncertain. The Glasgow gold was her first outdoor major title after a career that included a ruptured Achilles in 2024, which forced her out of the Paris Olympics. She has already shown she can pivot — she recorded a version of ‘Jerusalem’ as the official anthem for Commonwealth Games England in 2018, and appeared on the television show ‘The Voice’. Whether she continues jumping, expands her media work, or pursues music, Sawyers has options. For now, the gold medal in Glasgow sits as the hard-won centrepiece of a career that refused to be defined by setbacks.

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