Rose Davies eyes Commonwealth Games after world athletics championships debut

TOUGH HIT-OUT: Merewether's Rose Davies in the women's 5000-metre heats on day six of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Picture: Getty Images

Rose Davies will quickly switch focus to Birmingham and a first Commonwealth Games campaign after making her debut at the world athletics championships in the US state of Oregon on Thursday (AEST).

Twelve months after the Merewether 22-year-old became an Olympian in Tokyo, she finished 15^th in her heat and 27^th overall in the women's 5000-metre event. The first five runners from each heat and the next five fastest across both qualified for the final.