Success Eduan reflects on Commonwealth Games sprint debut

Team England athlete Success Eduan from Getafe competing in Women's 4 x 100m Relay, at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. <i>(Image: imagecomms/Richard Washbrooke)</i>
Team England athlete Success Eduan from Getafe competing in Women's 4 x 100m Relay, at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. (Image: imagecomms/Richard Washbrooke)
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Success Eduan insisted she was ready to learn the lessons of her Commonwealth Games debut.

The 21-year-old Manchester sprinter combines her athletics with studying to be a midwife at the University of Salford.

She made her British team debut at the World Championships in Tokyo but Glasgow was her first appearance at a multi-sport Games.

She finished seventh in the final of the women's 200m, won by the British Virgin Islands' Adaejah Hodge, clocking 23.04 seconds, and then joined forces with Mabel Akande, Aleeya Sibbons and Renee Regis to finish fifth in the women's 4x100m final, won by Jamaica.

"This is a learning environment for me and there are lots of lessons to take from it," she said.

"I try to take something from every championship and make it better for next time. I'm still a young athlete and hopefully there'll be more opportunities like this.

"The 200m was my first individual final at a senior championship, next time I'll know more about what to expect."

Four years ago in Birmingham, England scorched to sprint relay gold but the top four-ranked sprinters in the country – Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt, Imani-Lara Lansiquot and Daryll Neita – were all missing from Glasgow.

Instead they are prioritising the European Championships in Birmingham later this month, where Eduan is also part of a strong home team.

Eduan will race again in the 200m at the Alexander Stadium, where she set her 22.43-second personal best at the national championships, and will also be part of the relay squad.

"I'm really excited to get another home championships," she added.

"It's the first time the Europeans have ever been in the UK and we all love that track in Birmingham. It's going to be a fantastic atmosphere and I can't wait to get there."

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