At 17-years-old, Jaydon Page waltzed into his first Commonwealth Games and assumed sprinting was easy. The thought of his Birmingham silver still makes him uncomfortable, but Glasgow is just around the corner.
A Commonwealth Games medal as a teenager is no mean feat, but Page doesn’t greet the achievement with as much excitement as anticipated. The Men’s 100m T47 Final in Birmingham saw him claim silver in 11.10-seconds behind England’s Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker in 10.94-seconds.
“I was disappointed with silver, I thought things were a bit easier! I just walked into one of my first major championships and thought it was going to happen,” Page said.
“It’s the one medal I have that when I look at it, I wish I did better and was more locked in.
“This year, I’m going to do everything I can to make it gold in Glasgow.”
True to his word, Page has started 2026 in scorching form. After a lean couple of seasons, the Canberra product equalled his personal best of 10.87-seconds at the Perth Track Classic, challenging Australia’s fastest Paralympian Chad Perris regularly throughout the Chemist Warehouse Summer Series.
“This year has been a 9 out of 10, maybe a 9.5. It’s been a real success story compared to my last couple of years which were going downhill,” Page said.
“Getting the gold in Glasgow would make it a 10.”
The pair are now training partners under the guidance of Matt Beckenham, with Page enjoying the fresh start and friendly rivalry after a disappointing 2025 World Para Athletics Championships saw him fail to progress to the final.
“New Delhi was one of those competitions where I’m glad that it happened to me. I didn’t have the most amazing result, but I got to learn on a deeper level that sport is not always going to be kind to you,” Page said.
“The fact that I now understand that, I can help younger teammates navigate that process mentally. It’s helped shape me into who I am this season.”
Arriving in Birmingham with a flowing mullet before delivering silver, Page has become a recognisable figure on the Commonwealth Games scene, warming into one of sport’s greatest rivalries once again in 2026.
“I’ve been throwing around some banter with the Great Britain boys which has been quite fun, but my body and mind have never been in a better place. I’m more mature and I’m ready to win,” Page said.
“I loved all the media that came with the mullet, which will be back by the way.”
Still just 21-years-old, Page is leading the charge for a rising crop of Para-athletics talent with his experience on the world stage, excited by what the team can do in Glasgow.
“We’ve got a really capable and talented young team. We have some really big names who hit the ground running in New Delhi, which were some of the toughest conditions you could possibly find to debut in,” Page said.
“The fact that they could step up there tells me that they can go onto great things.”
Page is one of 24 Para-athletes announced for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the full team available HERE.
By Lachlan Moorhouse, Australian Athletics
Posted 8/5/2026
