Three Australian runners have shown the world what sportsmanship is all about during their 10,000m event at the Commonwealth Games on Monday night.

Lineo Chaka from Lesotho was two laps behind the rest of the competitors during the race at Cararra Stadium.

Despite the rest of the athletes leaving the field as soon as they finished the race, Australians Celia Sullohern, Madeline Hills and Eloise Wellings stayed behind to cheer Chaka over the line.

The trio then hugged Chaka as she finished, more than five minutes behind gold-medallist Stella Chesang from Uganda.