The Commonwealth Games is an international sporting event involving members of the commonwealth nations. This multi-sport event takes place every four years starting from 1930 and latest 2018 was held in Gold Coast, Australia. In this article, we will read "Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal Table, Winners (Indian), Venues, Motto". Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal Table, Winners (Indian), Venues, Motto
Commonwealth Games
• It is an international sporting event involving members of the commonwealth nations. • This multi-sport event takes place every four years starting from 1930 and latest 2018 was held 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. • Commonwealth Games Federation is the body which oversees the games and controls the sporting programme along with decision making with regard to host cities.
Venues of Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games Year Host Country Commonwealth Games XIX 2010 Delhi, India Commonwealth Games XX 2014 Glasgow, Scotland Commonwealth Games XXI 2018 Gold Coast, Australia Commonwealth Games XXII 2022 Birmingham, England
Commonwealth Games 2018
• The 2018 Commonwealth Games is the 21st edition of the multi-sport event Commonwealth Games. • VENUE: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia • MAIN VENUE: Carrara Stadium • MOTTO: SHARE THE DREAM • EMBLEM: Silhouette of the Skyline and landscape of Gold Coast • MASCOT: Borobi • PERIOD: 4th April 2018 to 15th April 2018 • NUMBER OF NATIONS PARTICIPATED: 71 • NUMBER OF SPORTS: 19 • NUMBER OF EVENTS: 275 • OPENING CEREMONY: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia Flag Bearer- PV Sindhu • CLOSING CEREMONY Flag Bearer- Mary Com • It is the first major multi-sport event which achieved GENDER EQUALITY by having an equal number of events for males and females.
Medal Tally
COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL RANK Australia 80 59 59 198 1 England 45 45 46 136 2 India 26 20 20 66 3 Canada 15 40 27 82 4 New Zealand 15 16 15 46 5
WINNERS (INDIANS) of COMMONWEALTH GAMES, 2018
SPORT (total EVENT CATEGORY GOLD SILVER BRONZE medals) Javelin Neeraj Men -- -- Throw Chopra ATHLETICS (3) Discus Navjeet Women -- Seema Antil Throw Dhillon Men’s Srikanth Men -- -- Singles Kidambi Women’s Saina Women P V Sindhu -- Singles Nehwal Satwiksairaj Rankireddy; Doubles Men -- -- BADMINTON (6) Chirag Shetty Ashwini Doubles Women -- -- Ponnappa; Sikki Reddy; Indian Mixed Team -- -- Crew Amit 49 kg Men -- -- Phangal Gaurav 52 kg Men -- -- Solanki Hussamuddi 56 kg Men -- -- n Mohammed Manish BOXING (9) 60kg Men -- -- Kaushik Manoj 69 kg Men -- -- Kumar Vikas 75 kg Men Krishnan -- -- Yadav Naman 91 kg Men -- -- Tanwar
Satish +91 kg Men -- -- Kumar Mary 48 kg Women -- -- Kom 10 m Air Om Prakash Men Jitu Rai -- Pistol Mitharwal 10m Air Men -- -- Ravi Kumar Rifle Anish 25 m Rapid Men Bhanwal -- -- Fire Pistol a Om Prakash 50 m Pistol Men -- -- Mitharwal 50 m Rifle Sanjeev three Men -- -- Rajput positions SHOOTING (16) Double Trap Men -- -- Ankur Mittal 10 m metre Manu Women Heena Sidhu -- Air Pistol Bhaker 10 m Air Mehuli Apurvi Women -- rifle Ghosh Chandela Heena 25 m Pistol Women -- -- Sidhu 50 m Rifle Tejeswini Women -- -- Prone Sawant 50 m Rifle 3 Tejeswin Anjum Women -- Positions i Sawant Moudgil Shreyasi Double Trap Women -- -- Singh Joshna Chinnapa; Doubles Women -- Dipika -- Pallikal Karthik SQUASH (2) Dipika Pallikal Doubles Mixed -- Karthik; Saurav Ghosal Sharath Achanta Singles Men -- -- TABLE TENNIS (8) Sathiyan Harmeet Doubles Men -- Gnanesekran Desai; Sanil
; Sharath Shankar Achanta Shetty Manika Singles Women -- -- Bhatra Mouma Das; Doubles Women -- Manika -- Bhatra Sathiyan Gnanesekran Doubles Mixed -- -- ; Manika Bhatra India – Team Men -- -- Men India – Team Women -- -- Women Gururaja 56 kg Men -- -- Poojary Deepak 69 kg Men -- -- Lather Sathish 77 kg Men Sivalinga -- -- m Ragala 85 kg Men Venkata -- -- Rahul Vikas WEIGHTLIFTIN 94 kg Men -- -- Thakur G (9) Pardeep 105 kg Men -- -- Singh Saikhom 48 kg Women Mirabai -- -- Chanu Khumuk cham 53 kg Women -- -- Sanjita Chanu Punam 69 kg Women -- -- Yadav POWERLIFTING Heavyweigh Sachin Men -- -- (1) t Chaudhary Rahul 57 kg Men’s Freestyle -- -- Aware WRESTLING (12) Bajrang 65 kg Men’s Freestyle -- -- Puniya
Sushil 74 kg Men’s Freestyle -- -- Kumar 86 kg Men’s Freestyle -- -- Somveer Mausam 97 kg Men’s Freestyle -- -- Khatri Sumit 125 kg Men’s Freestyle -- -- Malik Women’s Vinesh 50kg -- -- Freestyle Phogat Women’s Babita 53 kg -- -- Freestyle Kumari Women’s Pooja 57 kg -- -- Freestyle Dhanda Women’s 62 kg -- -- Sakshi Malik Freestyle Women’s Divya 68 kg -- -- Freestyle Kakran Women’s Kiran 76 kg -- -- Freestyle Bishnoi
Other Important Facts
• Saina Nehwal became the first Indian shuttler to have won two singles gold medals in badminton in Commonwealth Games. • Shooter Anish Bhanwala (15-years) became India's youngest gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games. • Robert Pitcairn became the oldest athlete to debut at Gold Coast games 2018. • Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win gold in Javelin Throw in Commonwealth Games.
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