Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2018
India ended their Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2018 with a total haul of 66 medals ( 26 gold, 20 silver, and 20 bronze). The Games that began with a silver for P Gururaja and gold for Mirabai Chanu on the first day ended with a gold for Saina Nehwal and silver for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in badminton on last day. This was India’s second most successful Games overseas, behind only Manchester, 2002.
The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2018 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. Australia with 198 medals (80 Gold, 59 Silver and 59 Bronze) topped the chart and England with 136 Medals (45 Gold, 45 Silver and 46 Bronze) stood second.
POS |
COUNTRY |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
1 |
Australia |
80 |
59 |
59 |
198 |
2 |
England |
45 |
45 |
46 |
136 |
3 |
India |
26 |
20 |
20 |
66 |
4 |
Canada |
15 |
40 |
27 |
82 |
5 |
New Zealand |
15 |
16 |
15 |
46 |
6 |
South Africa |
13 |
11 |
13 |
37 |
7 |
Wales |
10 |
12 |
14 |
36 |
8 |
Scotland |
9 |
13 |
22 |
44 |
9 |
Nigeria |
9 |
9 |
6 |
24 |
10 |
Cyprus |
8 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
India’s medal winners at CWG 2018
India’s medal winners- full list |
Winner |
Sports |
Event |
Medal |
|
India |
Badminton |
Mixed Team |
Gold |
Saina Nehwal |
Badminton |
Women’s singles |
Gold |
Jitu Rai |
Shooting |
Men’s 10m Air Pistol |
Gold |
Manu Bhaker |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m Air Pistol |
Gold |
Heena Sidhu |
Shooting |
Women’s 25m Pistol |
Gold |
Shreyasi Singh |
Shooting |
Women’s Double Trap |
Gold |
Anish |
Shooting |
Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol |
Gold |
Tejaswini Sawant |
Shooting |
Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions |
Gold |
Sanjeev Rajput |
Shooting |
Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position |
Gold |
India |
Table Tennis |
Men’s Team |
Gold |
India |
Table Tennis |
Women’s Team |
Gold |
Manika Batra |
Table Tennis |
Women’s singles |
Gold |
Sathish Sivalingam |
Weightlifting |
Men’s 77kg |
Gold |
RV Rahul |
Weightlifting |
Men’s 85kg |
Gold |
Mirabai Chanu |
Weightlifting |
Women’s 48kg |
Gold |
Sanjita Chanu |
Weightlifting |
Women’s 53kg |
Gold |
Punam Yadav |
Weightlifting |
Women’s 69kg |
Gold |
Rahul Aware |
Wrestling |
Men’s Freestyle 57kg |
Gold |
Bajrang |
Wrestling |
Men’s Freestyle 65kg |
Gold |
Sushil Kumar |
Wrestling |
Men’s Freestyle 74kg |
Gold |
Sumit Malik |
Wrestling |
Men’s 125 kg freestyle |
Gold |
Vinesh Phogat |
Wrestling |
Women’s 50 kg freestyle |
Gold |
Mary Kom |
Boxing |
Women’s 45-48kg |
Gold |
Gaurav Solanki |
Boxing |
Men’s 52kg |
Gold |
Vikas Krishan |
Boxing |
Men’s 75kg |
Gold |
Neeraj Chopra |
Athletics |
Javelin Throw |
Gold |
|
PV Sindhu |
Badminton |
Women’s Singles |
Silver |
K Srikanth |
Badminton |
Men’s singles |
Silver |
Satwik Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty |
Badminton |
Men’s Doubles |
Silver |
Joshna Chinappa/Dipika Pallikal |
Squash |
Women’s Doubles |
Silver |
Anjum Moudgil |
Shooting |
Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions |
Silver |
Heena Sidhu |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m Air Pistol |
Silver |
Mehuli Ghosh |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m Air Rifle |
Silver |
Tejaswini Sawant |
Shooting |
Women’s 50m Rifle Prone |
Silver |
Pardeep Singh |
Weightlifting |
Men’s 105kg |
Silver |
P Gururaja |
Weightlifting |
Men’s 56kg |
Silver |
Seema Punia |
Athletics |
Women’s Discus Throw |
Silver |
Manika Batra/Mouma Das |
Table Tennis |
Women’s doubles |
Silver |
Sharath Kamal/G Sathiyan |
Table Tennis |
Men’s doubles |
Silver |
Mausam Khatri |
Wrestling |
Men’s Freestyle 97kg |
Silver |
Babita Kumari |
Wrestling |
Women’s Freestyle 53kg |
Silver |
Pooja Dhanda |
Wrestling |
Women’s Freestyle 57kg |
Silver |
Amit Panghal |
Boxing |
Men’s 49 kg category |
Silver |
Manish Kaushik |
Boxing |
Men’s 60 kg category |
Silver |
Satish Kumar |
Boxing |
Men’s 91+ kg category |
Silver |
Dipika Pallikal & Saurav Ghosal |
Squash |
Mixed Doubles |
Silver |
|
Ashwini Ponnappa/N Sikki Reddy |
Badminton |
Women’s Doubles |
Bronze |
Om Mitharval |
Shooting |
Men’s 10m Air Pistol |
Bronze |
Om Mitharval |
Shooting |
Men’s 50m Pistol |
Bronze |
Ankur Mittal |
Shooting |
Men’s Double Trap |
Bronze |
Ravi Kumar |
Shooting |
Men’s 10m Air Rifle |
Bronze |
Apurvi Chandela |
Shooting |
Women’s 10m Air Rifle |
Bronze |
Harmeet Desai/Sanil Shetty |
Table Tennis |
Men’s doubles |
Bronze |
A Sharath Kamal |
Table Tennis |
Men’s Singles |
Bronze |
Manika Batra/G Sathiyan |
Table Tennis |
Mixed Doubles |
Bronze |
Deepak Lather |
Weightlifting |
Men’s 69kg |
Bronze |
Vikas Thakur |
Weightlifting |
Men’s 94kg |
Bronze |
Sachin Chaudhary |
Para Powerlifting |
Men’s Heavyweight |
Bronze |
Navjeet Dhillon |
Athletics |
Women’s Discus Throw |
Bronze |
Hussamuddin Mohammed |
Boxing |
Men’s 56kg |
Bronze |
Manoj Kumar |
Boxing |
Men’s 69kg |
Bronze |
Naman Tanwar |
Boxing |
Men’s 91kg |
Bronze |
Divya Kakran |
Wrestling |
Women’s Freestyle 68kg |
Bronze |
Kiran |
Wrestling |
Women’s Freestyle 76kg |
Bronze |
Sakshi Malik |
Wrestling |
Women”s 62 kg Nordic |
Bronze |
Somveer |
Wrestling |
Men’s 86 kg freestyle |
Bronze |
India 2018 Commonwealth Games medal Winners
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 – Important Highlights
- 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.
- 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.
- The 2018 Commonwealth Games is the 21st edition of the multi-sport event Commonwealth Games.
- It is the first major multi-sport event which achieved GENDER EQUALITY by having an equal number of events for males and females.
Commonwealth Games 2018
- Venue: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Period: 4th April 2018 to 15th April 2018
- Main Venue: Carrara Stadium
- Motto: Share The Dream
- EMBLEM: Silhouette of the Skyline and landscape of Gold Coast
- MASCOT: Borobi
- Number of Nations Participated: 71
- Number of Sports: 19
- Number of Events: 275
- Opening Ceremony: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia (Indian Flag Bearer- PV Sindhu)
- Closing Ceremony : Indian Flag Bearer- Mary Com