Commonwealth Games 2018 – GC2018

Updated on April 15, 2018

We are now reading about the Commonwealth Games 2018 (XXI Commonwealth Games). This year the game is also known as Gold Coast 2018. Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that is currently being held in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018.

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What is Commonwealth?

The Commonwealth of Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth), also known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire. The Commonwealth operates by intergovernmental consensus of the member states, organized through the Commonwealth Secretariat and non-governmental organizations, organized through the Commonwealth Foundation.

Members of the commonwealth. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia

Key Information on Commonwealth Games 2018:

Host City, Country	Gold Coast, Australia
Total Participating Nations	71
Total number of Events	275 in 19 sports
Total Medals Winner	Australia (198)
Total Medals by Indians	66 (Gold-26, Silver-20, Bronze-20)
Dates	04/04/2018 to 15/04/2018
Athlete’s Oath	Karen Murphy
Motto	Share the Dream
Emblem	A silhouette of the skyline and landscape of Gold Coast
Mascot	Borobi

Past and Future Commonwealth Games:

Year	Serial	Hosting Country	Motto	Mascot
2022	XXII	Birmingham, England	Heart of the UK, Soul of the Commonwealth	Not announced
2014	XX	Glasgow, Scotland	People, Place, Passion	Clyde
2010	XIX	Delhi, India	Come out and play	Shera
2006	XVIII	Melbourne, Australia	United by the moment	Karak

Top 10 Nations in Commonwealth Games 2018:

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
01	Australia	80	59	59	198
02	England	45	45	46	136
03	India	26	20	20	66
04	Canada	15	40	27	82
05	New Zeland	15	16	15	46
06	South Africa	13	11	13	37
07	Wales	10	12	14	36
08	Scotland	09	13	22	44
09	Nigeria	09	09	06	24
10	Cyprus	08	01	05	14

Event-wise Medals & World Ranking of India:

Event/Sport	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
All Sports	03	26	20	20	66
Athletics	14	01	01	01	03
Badminton	01	02	03	01	06
Boxing	02	03	03	03	09
Para Powerlifting	04	00	00	01	01
Shooting	01	07	04	05	16
Squash	04	00	02	00	02
Table Tenis	01	03	02	03	08
Weightlifting	01	05	02	02	09
Wrestling	01	05	03	04	12

Medal Standings of India (Commonwealth Games 2018):

Name	Discipline	Event
*GOLD*
Neeraj CHOPRA	Athletics	Men’s Javelin Throw
Saina NEHWAL	Badminton	Women’s Singles
Team India	Badminton	Mixed Team Event
Gaurav SOLANKI	Boxing	Men’s 52kg
Vikas KRISHAN	Boxing	Men’s 75kg
MC Mery KOM	Boxing	Women’s 45-48kg
Jitu RAI	Shooting	Men’s 10m Air Pistol
ANISH	Shooting	Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
Sanjeev RAJPUT	Shooting	Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Manu BHAKER	Shooting	Women’s 10m Air Pistol
Heena SIDHU	Shooting	Women’s 25m Pistol
Tejaswini SAWANT	Shooting	Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Shreyasi SINGH	Shooting	Women’s Double Trap
Team India	Table Tenis	Men’s Team
Team India	Table Tenis	Women’s Team
Manika BATRA	Table Tenis	Women’s Singles
Sathish Kumar SIVALINGAM	Weightlifting	Men’s 77kg
Venkat Rahul RAGALA	Weightlifting	Men’s 85kg
Chanu Saikhom MIRABAI	Weightlifting	Women’s 48kg
Sanjita Chanu KHUMUKCHAM	Weightlifting	Women’s 53kg
Punam YADAV	Weightlifting	Women’s 69kg
SUMIT	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 125 kg
Rahul AWARE	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 57 kg
BAJRANG	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 65 kg
Kumar SUSHIL	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 74 kg
Vinesh VINESH	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 50 kg
SILVER
Seema PUNIA	Athletics	Women’s Discus Throw
RANKIREDDY Satwik/ SHETTY Chirag Chandrashekhar	Badminton	Men’s Doubles
Srikanth KIDAMBI	Badminton	Men’s Singles
Venkata PUSARLA (PV Sindhu)	Badminton	Women’s Singles
Satish KUMAR	Boxing	Men’s +91kg
AMIT	Boxing	Men’s 46-49kg
Manish KAUSHIK	Boxing	Men’s 60kg
Heena SIDHU	Shooting	Women’s 10m Air Pistol
Mehuli GHOSH	Shooting	Women’s 10m Air Rifle
Anjum MOUDGIL	Shooting	Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Tejaswini SAWANT	Shooting	Shooting – Women’s 50m Rifle Prone
CHINAPPA Joshna / PALLIKAL KARTHIK Dipika	Squash	Women’s Doubles
PALLIKAL KARTHIK Dipika / GHOSAL Saurav	Squash	Mixed Doubles
ACHANTA Sharath / GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan	Table Tenis	Men’s Doubles
Manika BATRA / Mouma DAS	Table Tenis	Women’s Doubles
Pardeep SINGH	Weightlifting	Men’s 105kg
GURURAJA	Weightlifting	Men’s 56kg
Mausam KHATRI	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 97 kg
Babita KUMARI	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 53 kg
Pooja DHANDA	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 57 kg
BRONZE
Navjeet DHILLON	Athletics	Women’s Discus Throw
REDDY N. Sikki / Ashwini PONNAPPA	Athletics	Women’s Doubles
Hussamuddin MOHAMMED	Athletics	Men’s 56kg
Manoj KUMAR	Boxing	Men’s 69kg
Naman TANWAR	Boxing	Men’s 91kg
Sachin CHAUDHARY	Para Powerlifting	Men’s Heavyweight
Om MITHARVAL	Shooting	Men’s 10m Air Pistol
Ravi KUMAR	Shooting	Men’s 10m Air Rifle
Om MITHARVAL	Shooting	Men’s 50m Pistol
Ankur MITTAL	Shooting	Men’s Double Trap
Apurvi CHANDELA	Shooting	Women’s 10m Air Rifle
DESAI Harmeet / SHETTY Sanil Shankar	Table Tenis	Men’s Doubles
Sharath ACHANTA	Table Tenis	Men’s Singles
GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan / Manika BATRA	Table Tenis	Mixed Doubles
Deepak LATHER	Weightlifting	Men’s 69kg
Vikas THAKUR	Weightlifting	Men’s 94kg
SOMVEER	Wrestling	Men’s Freestyle 86 kg
Sakshi MALIK	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 68 kg
Divya KAKRAN	Wrestling	Name
KIRAN	Wrestling	Women’s Freestyle 76 kg