While the Commonwealth Games remain, at their core, a celebration of national colours and country-first competition, the modern reality is that clubs, training groups, and sponsors will, and have every right to trumpet their athletes’ successes. Switzerland‑based On, now firmly established in the elite-performance ecosystem, has plenty to trumpet in Glasgow.
The brand’s presence has grown from a lone athlete at the 2022 Birmingham Games. The company’s cohort is now at 16 in 2026, spanning everything from the 100m blast to the attritional 10,000m. The result: seven medals and a clear signal that On’s high‑performance program is no longer a boutique experiment but a fully realized pipeline.
2026 Commonwealth Games medallists
- Ky Robinson — 10,000m (Gold), 5000m (Silver)
- Dejanea Oakley — 400m (Gold), 4x400m Mixed Relay (Gold)
- Nathaniel Ezekiel — 400m Hurdles (Gold)
- Claudia Hollingsworth — Mile (Bronze)
- Lavanya Williams — 4x100m Relay (Gold)
Oakley strikes twice for Jamaica
Dejanea Oakley’s transition from NIL athlete to full professional with On could not have been timed better. She left Glasgow with two gold medals. She was first in the women’s 400m, then in the 4x400m, where she hauled Jamaica from fourth to first on the anchor leg. It was the sort of late‑race takeover that sponsors dream about, and coaches replay on loop.
Lavanya Williams, also a newcomer, added to Jamaica’s haul with gold in the 4x100m relay.
Ezekiel breaks through
Nigeria’s Nathaniel Ezekiel, fourth at last year’s World Championships in Tokyo, finally stepped onto a major podium. His win in the 400m hurdles marked his first international medal, a composed, late‑race surge that separated him from a tightly packed field.
Robinson and Hollingsworth deliver for Australia
Ky Robinson, the Boulder‑based Australian distance runner, is training with the On Athletics Club’s Global group. He produced one of the meet’s most reliable double‑acts. He controlled the 10,000m in wet conditions, leaving little suspense about the outcome, then returned for silver in the 5000m.
Claudia Hollingsworth, representing the Oceania arm of the On Athletics Club, earned her first senior international medal. It was bronze in a competitive mile. At 21, she shared the podium with compatriots Abbey Caldwell and Jess Hull, underscoring Australia’s current depth in middle‑distance racing.
