Commonwealth Games 2026: Top-10 finish for Regan Corrin in high jump final

Isle of Man athlete Regan Corrin claimed a top-10 finish in the Commonwealth Games men's high jump final on Monday evening,

The 19-year-old from Port Soderick produced a fine performance at Scotstoun Stadium on the opening day of athletics events at this year's Games in Glasgow.

Corrin, who recently broke the long-standing Isle of Man high jump record, reached a height of 2.05m, an impressive achievement particularly considering he had already competed in the long jump competition earlier in the day.

His effort of 7.84m in the long jump qualifying had earlier led the way in group B for a short time and ensured he ended the day fifth overall to comfortably book his place Wednesday’s final.

And he carried that form into the high jump final with an impressive opening jump to comfortably clear 1.95m at the first attempt.

He was frustrated with his next effort when he appeared to clear his first attempt at 2.00m, only for the bar to fall down excruciatingly late.

But he regrouped and was successful in his second attempt which put him into a share of the lead for a short time, before repeating the trick at the next height of 2.05m.

In between all this, Corrin was seen in heated discussions with the officials after seemingly being called to jump at the wrong time, out of the allotted order.

Unfortunately, the next height of 2.10m proved tough as the unforgiving bar caught him out again, crashing down at least five seconds after the jump, with Corrin already celebrating thinking he had cleared it at the first attempt.

Two further unsuccessful attempts followed which meant he finished in 10th place overall, a fine achievement on his Commonwealth Games debut.

Speaking afterwards, Corrin said he’s had left it all out there and was happy with his performance.

‘I'm happy. I left everything out on the track - the tank is completely empty right now. I just want to go home, go to sleep, shut it off and then wake back up on Wednesday.’

So how did competing in two events on the same day impact his preparations and performance?

‘No-one else is carrying that extra weight to go out there and not just go out there: I went out early with a massive PB [personal best], competing with guys that shouldn't really be competing with in terms of a PB.

‘So to come back in the evening on the same day is tough, but we knew that risk and that's why I came in to do that.’

Corrin was also pleased with how he responded to the early setback, adding: ‘You just have to you get to a point where you take the emotion out of it.

‘Emotion doesn't help, it just gets you excited and you just need to chill out, take it out and just get ready to go again - that's all you really need to do.

‘There were some back and forths [with the officials] but that's part of sport - it happens and it makes it more exciting, if anything.

‘[My performance] was good - I couldn't have done anything else there. I was at my limit. On fresh legs, who knows? But that's hindsight - you can always say that, can't you? But it doesn't mean anything.’

Looking ahead to Wednesday’s long jump final, Regan added: ‘I'm really excited. I think the sky's the limit - let's just go and try shock some people and bring it to them. I'm going to come and bring the pressure.

‘This [the Commonwealth Games] is a stepping stone. I think I always knew that - just give me a chance and I'll steal it every time. I just need to be on these stages and I'll do my thing.

‘Even though today might look as a failure to the outside, that's a massive win to come out here with how tired I was after long jump and to still do 2,05m - that's huge for me. Massive.

‘The energy [from the fans] is what carries me and I couldn't do it without the support from back home.

‘The Isle of Man fans, they are do or die. It's huge – and the help of my family, my girlfriend [swimmer Libby Curphey who’s also competing in Glasgow] my coach Emma and everyone else around is just phenomenal.’

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