Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 April 2018.^[1]

Women's 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	9 April
Competitors	19 from 12 nations
Winning time	31:45.30
Medalists
Stella Chesang    Uganda   Stacy Ndiwa    Kenya   Mercyline Chelangat    Uganda
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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Almaz Ayana (ETH)	29:17.45	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12 August 2016
Games record	Salina Kosgei (KEN)	31:27.83	Manchester, England	30 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Monday 9 April 2018	20:35	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With nineteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Final

Rank	Order	Name	Result	Notes
	2	Stella Chesang (UGA)	31:45.30
	12	Stacey Chepkemboi Ndiwa (KEN)	31:46.36	PB
	11	Mercyline Chelangat (UGA)	31:48.41
4	16	Beatrice Mutai (KEN)	31:49.81	PB
5	10	Natasha Wodak (CAN)	31:50.18	SB
6	19	Celia Sullohern (AUS)	31:50.75	PB
7	7	Juliet Chekwel (UGA)	31:57.97
8	14	Madeline Hills (AUS)	32:01.04
9	17	Rachel Cliff (CAN)	32:11.11
10	9	Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei (KEN)	32:11.92	PB
11	1	Salome Nyirarukundo (RWA)	32:13.74	SB
12	18	Failuna Abdi Matanga (TAN)	32:22.09
13	3	Loganathan Suriya (IND)	32:23.56	PB
14	4	Camille Buscomb (NZL)	32:23.91
15	6	Emma Mitchell (NIR)	32:49.91	NR
16	8	Eloise Wellings (AUS)	32:51.47
17	15	Jennifer-Louise Nesbitt (WAL)	32:58.14	PB
18	5	Beth Potter (SCO)	33:26.78
19	13	Lineo Chaka (LES)	36:55.77