Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - N'afọ 2002, o meriri n'ọsọ 400 mita na asọmpi Commonwealth Games nke England, nke e mere na Manchester. O ritekwara aha ya nke atọ na nke ikpeazụ na Wales 400 mita. Ọ gbara asọmpi na 2002 Commonwealth Games, na-emeri ọlaọcha abụọ, otu n'ime ihe mgbochi 400 mita na nke ọzọ na ụmụ nwoke 4 x 400 mita dị ka akụkụ nke quartet Welsh nke gụnyere onye na-edekọ ihe ndekọ Britain bụ Iwan Thomas. Na 400 mita hurdles, Elias setịpụrụ ihe ndekọ Welsh na okpomọkụ iji gafere na njedebe dị ka onye kachasị ọsọ, tupu Chris Rawlinson nke England merie ya na njedebe. N'asọmpi 4 x 400 mita, Elias gbara ụkwụ arịlịka n'asọmpi ikpeazụ, na-efunahụ ya na ọla edo site na 0.01 sekọnd ka ọ meriri onye England bụ Daniel Caines na akara, ebe ọ na-esetịpụ ndekọ Welsh ọzọ. Ọ gbara asọmpi na 2002 European Athletics Championships
n'ọsọ 400 mita hurdles na 4 x 400 mita relay. N'ọsọ mita 400, ọ gbara nke atọ n'ọsọ ya, ma ghara ịga n'ihu na ọkara-ikpeazụ. N'asọmpi ahụ, ọ gbara ọsọ nke mbụ n'asọmpi ahụ, nke Great Britain meriri n'ọsọ ha, tupu ọ gbaa ọsọ nke abụọ n'asọmpi ikpeazụ n'ụzọ iji nweta ihe nrite ọlaedo.