Commonwealth Games 2026: Emma Finucane sets record with fourth gold
Welsh cyclist Emma Finucane has made history at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by winning four gold medals in track cycling. She is the first sprint cyclist to achieve this feat at a single Games and has become Wales' most successful female athlete in the event's history.
Why it matters
This achievement marks a significant milestone in Commonwealth Games history and highlights the rising prominence of Welsh athletes in international cycling.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Emma Finucane won two bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022
Welsh star Emma Finucane has created history by becoming the first sprint cyclist to win four track gold medals at the same Commonwealth Games.
Finucane added keirin success to the golds she had already won in the team and individual sprints and 1,000m time trial.
Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews finished second when defending her Commonwealth keirin title.
In Birmingham in 2022, New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate won four gold medals with three on the track and one in the road race.
Finucane has achieved her quartet of successes in four successive days in the Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow.
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